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(of a period of time) long
HSK 3
(haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met
HSK 7-9
honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last.
HSK 7-9
a long time
Kubo (Japanese surname)
for a very long time
for a long time
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
to have long experience of / to go through repeatedly
seasoned / honed to perfection over centuries / special reserve
long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
to meet again after a long period of separation
old / ancient / far away
to stay for a long time
a long period of separation
(proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor
my old illness / chronic condition
to wait for a long time
over time / as time passes / in the fullness of time
Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州, Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
to fail to return a borrowed item
a long period of separation
Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州, Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)
lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific). / I've been looking forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last.
to attack for a long time without success
well tested over a long period of time (idiom) / seasoned
to accompany over long term
long ago / a long time since
to leave uncultivated for a long time / by extension, to neglect one's work / to remain single


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