"Shortly" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 旋即 | xuán jí | soon after / shortly |   |
| 年前 | nián qián | by the end of the year / at the end of the year / shortly before New Year | |
| 紧接着 | jǐn jiē zhe | immediately afterwards / shortly after that | |
| 稍后 | shāo hòu | in a little while / shortly after | |
| 向 |  xiàng | variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly | |
| 有顷 | yǒu qǐng | shortly thereafter / for a moment | |
| 曏 | xiàng | variant of 向, direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly / to side with / to be partial to / all along (previously) | |
| 顷之 | qǐng zhī | in a moment / shortly after | |
| 闪离 | shǎn lí | to get divorced shortly after marriage / to resign shortly after getting employed | |
