How to Say ‘How long have you been in China?’ in Simplified Chinese
来中国多久了？
lái zhōng guó duō jiǔ le
[lie Zhōngguó duōjiǔ le]
💬 Usage Tip: The 了 at the end shows that the situation started in the past and is still going on. That's why this means "have been here" rather than "came".
Phrase Breakdown
来中国
lái zhōng guó
came to China
来 (lái, come) + 中国 (Zhōngguó, China). 来 rises, then 中 is high and level.
我明年来中国。
I'm coming to China next year.
Words in this phrase
来
lái
[lie]
to come
A verb meaning “to come,” often used when asking if someone has come to an event before.
你常来这样的行业活动吗？
Do you often come to these kinds of industry events?
中国
zhōng guó
[Zhōngguó]
China
The name of the country China.
中国很大。
China is very big.
多久了？
duō jiǔ le
how long has it been?
多久 (duō jiǔ) means how long. 了 (le) shows time up to now.
你等多久了？
How long have you been waiting?
Words in this phrase
多久
duō jiǔ
[duōjiǔ]
how long
Asks about the length of time.
你等了多久？
How long did you wait?
了
le
[le]
(change of situation particle)
Placed at the end of a sentence to show a new situation or change of state.
天黑了。
It has gotten dark.
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