多久 (duō jiǔ): meaning and stroke order

多久 in our stories

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• 原来，她的父亲是一位画家，画这幅画的时候突然去世了，她伤心得病倒了，没多久也离开了人间。

  yuánlái tā de fùqīn shì yí wèi huàjiā huà zhè fú huà de shíhou tūrán qùshì le tā shāngxīn de bìng dǎo le méi duōjiǔ yě líkāi le rénjiān

  It turned out her father had been a painter who died suddenly while working on this picture; she fell ill with grief and soon left this world too.

  From the story The girl in the painting HSK 5

• 梁山伯回去以后，一病不起，没过多久就去世了。

  Liáng Shānbó huíqu yǐhòu yí bìng bù qǐ méi guò duōjiǔ jiù qùshì le

  After Liang Shanbo went home he fell ill and never recovered, dying soon after.

  From the story The Butterfly Lovers HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 没过多久，雨停了，天晴了，夕阳照在山头，带着一点点凉意。

  méi guò duōjiǔ yǔ tíng le tiān qíng le xīyáng zhào zài shāntóu dài zhe yìdiǎndiǎn liángyì

  Before long the rain stopped and the sky cleared; the setting sun lit the hilltops, bringing a slight chill.

  From the story Neither wind and rain nor sunshine HSK 7–9 · Level 9