好久
Written hǎo jiǔ, said háo jiǔ — a third tone before another third tone is said as a second.
Meaning
- (coll.) for a long time
Example sentence
好久不见。
Long time, no see.
Characters in 好久
好 quite plus 久, a long time — quite a while. 好久不见 is the standard greeting after an absence.