久而久之 jiǔ'érjiǔzhī as time passes Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 久 jiǔ adjective long of a long duration; for a long time而 ér particleconjunction [adverbial linker] Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.久之 jiǔzhī for a long time after a long period of time; after some time has passed