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旷岁持久
旷岁持久
旷岁持久
旷岁持久
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旷岁持久
旷岁持久

旷岁持久 — “To waste time and prolong things for an extended period”

旷岁持久 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste time and prolong things for an extended period”. To drag on for years, causing delays. Literally, “waste years and persist for a long time”.

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旷岁持久 Pronunciation and Pinyin

旷岁持久 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
旷
kuàng7spacious, open-minded, neglect
岁
suì6year or age
持
chí9hold, maintain, support
久
jiǔ3for a long time

Example Sentence with 旷岁持久

这项计划如果再这样旷岁持久,恐怕会错过最佳的实施时机。
If this plan continues to drag on for years, it might miss the optimal implementation timing.

Idioms Related to 旷岁持久

Synonyms of 旷岁持久

  • kuàng旷rì日chí持jiǔ久long and drawn-out
  • kuàng旷rì日jīng经jiǔ久to drag on for a long time

Antonyms of 旷岁持久

  • tán昙huā花yī一xiàn现a fleeting moment of beauty
  • zhuǎn转shùn瞬zhī之jiān间in the blink of an eye

More idioms starting with 旷

  • kuàng旷shì世bù不jī羁unconventional and unrestrained through ages
  • kuàng旷shì世qí奇cái才peerless genius of an age
  • kuàng旷shì世wú无pǐ匹unmatched through the ages
  • kuàng旷shì世yì逸cái才unparalleled genius
  • kuàng旷gǔ古yī一rén人unparalleled throughout history
  • kuàng旷gǔ古qí奇wén闻an unprecedented marvel
  • kuàng旷gǔ古wú无liǎng两unparalleled throughout history
  • kuàng旷gǔ古wèi未yǒu有unprecedented through the ages
  • kuàng旷gǔ古wèi未wén闻unheard of through the ages
  • kuàng旷gǔ古jué绝lún伦unprecedented and unparalleled
  • kuàng旷fū夫yuàn怨nǚ女unmarried men and women
  • kuàng旷xīn心yí怡shén神relax mind and gladden spirit

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Questions about 旷岁持久

What does 旷岁持久 mean?

旷岁持久 (kuàng suì chí jiǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste time and prolong things for an extended period”.

How do you pronounce 旷岁持久?

旷岁持久 is pronounced kuàng suì chí jiǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 旷岁持久 literally mean?

Literally, 旷岁持久 means “waste years and persist for a long time”. It is used to mean “to waste time and prolong things for an extended period”.

What is the Chinese definition of 旷岁持久?

旷:荒废,耽误;持:持续,拖延。荒废时间,长期拖延

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