How to Say ‘Has it been for how long; for how long has it been?’ in Simplified Chinese
多久了
duō jiǔ le
[dwor-jyoh luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [多久了] asks how long something has been going on up to now: [咳嗽多久了？] [这样多久了？]. The [了] gives the sense of continuing until the present.
Phrase Breakdown
多久
duō jiǔ
[dwor-jyoh]
how long
Asks about how much time has passed.
他来了多久？
How long has he been here?
了
le
[luh]
particle indicating change or completion
Here it helps ask how long a situation has lasted until now.
你住在这里多久了？
How long have you lived here?
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