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長久以來

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Mandarin · pinyin cháng jiǔ yǐ lái

for a long time now; long since

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
久: jiǔ · long time (ago); time passage, grow late
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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2–3–3–2 · chang2 jiu3 yi3 lai2

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