I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
to fail to return a borrowed item
to attack for a long time without success
(proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor
(idiom) for a long period of time; for a number of years
familiarity breeds fondness (idiom)
to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)
1. long-established2. time-honored
for a long time now; long since
(idiom) to live forever and never grow old
see 天长地久[tiān cháng dì jiǔ]
a very long time (etymology: in mathematics, n represents an arbitrarily large number)
1. to leave uncultivated for a long time2. by extension, to neglect one's work3. to remain single
a long period of separation
to accompany over long term
with the passage of time; over time
an instant or an eternity
1. (neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything2. Just incredible!
1. lasting peace2. enduring peace
久病成良医 久病成良醫 jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
Oukubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Japanese politician
永久居留权 永久居留權 yǒng jiǔ jū liú quán permanent residency
永久居留证 永久居留證 yǒng jiǔ jū liú zhèng permanent residency permit
永久虚电路 永久虛電路 yǒng jiǔ xū diàn lù 1. Permanent Virtual Circuit2. PVC
友谊地久天长 友誼地久天長 yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng 1. Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·罗伯特·伯恩斯[luó bó tè bó ēn sī], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell2. also rendered 友谊万岁[yǒu yì wàn suì] or 友谊天长地久[yǒu yì tiān cháng dì jiǔ]
分久必合，合久必分 fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn 1. (lit.) that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (proverb, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì])2. (fig.) things are constantly changing
路遥知马力，日久见人心 路遙知馬力，日久見人心 lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
友谊天长地久 友誼天長地久 yǒu yì tiān cháng dì jiǔ see 友谊地久天长[yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng]