WordTaiwan frequency #12,819
久而久之
ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓ
“after a long time; over time; gradually as time passes”
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久
ㄐㄧㄡˇ
A long time; for a long duration; old; to stay or remain for a long time.
而
ㄦˊ
A conjunction connecting clauses or phrases; indicates addition, contrast, or a causal relationship; also used to indicate a change of state.
之
ㄓ
Possessive particle, similar to 的; pronoun for him, her, it, them; verb meaning to go; preposition indicating location or relation.
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- 之後ㄓ ㄏㄡˋafter; afterwards; since then; later; from that time on.
- 而且ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇmoreover; furthermore; in addition; also; used to add another point or strengthen a previous statement
- 之間ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢbetween; among; amid; used after nouns or certain bisyllabic words to indicate a short period of time
- 之前ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand; earlier than a given time.
- 而是ㄦˊ ㄕˋrather; instead; used to contrast or correct, introducing the true or preferred alternative
- 然而ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊhowever; but; yet; used to introduce a contrasting or unexpected idea.
- 反而ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊon the contrary; used to introduce an unexpected or opposite result; instead.
- 之外ㄓ ㄨㄞˋoutside; beyond; excluding; other than; apart from.
- 而已ㄦˊ ㄧˇused at the end of a sentence to mean 'that's all'; merely; nothing more; just
- 之中ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥinside; among; in the midst of; during.
- 之下ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋunder; beneath; less than; in a lower position or condition
- 因而ㄧㄣ ㄦˊtherefore; as a result; thus; (Taiwan, informal) carelessly, casually