久 jiǔ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
久仰
jiǔyǎng
I have long admired you; I have long heard of you
Characters in this word
仰 yǎng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 卬 lofty
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 初次见面，他笑着对我说久仰，语气很客气。 Chūcì jiànmiàn, tā xiào zhe duì wǒ shuō jiǔyǎng, yǔqì hěn kèqi. At our first meeting he smiled and said he had long heard of me, in a very polite tone.
- 久仰大名，今天终于见到您本人了。 Jiǔyǎng dàmíng, jīntiān zhōngyú jiàndào nín běnrén le. I have long heard of your great name; today I finally meet you in person.
- 李老师，久仰，我读过您写的书。 Lǐ lǎoshī, jiǔyǎng, wǒ dú guo nín xiě de shū. Teacher Li, I have long heard of you; I have read your book.
Related words
- 不久 bùjiǔ soon; before long
- 多久 duōjiǔ how long; how often
- 好久 hǎojiǔ a long time
- 久 jiǔ long time
- 持久 chíjiǔ lasting, enduring
- 经久不息 jīngjiǔbùxī to continue for a long time without stopping
- 久违 jiǔwéi long-awaited; not seen for a long time
- 天长地久 tiānchángdìjiǔ everlasting; enduring forever
- 永久 yǒngjiǔ permanent; everlasting
- 仰 yǎng to look up
- 信仰 xìnyǎng belief; faith; to believe in
- 仰望 yǎngwàng to look up at; to admire