最近 | zuì jìn | recently / soon / nearest | ![]() ![]() |
快 | ![]() | rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant | ![]() ![]() |
不久 | bù jiǔ | not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after | ![]() ![]() |
眼看 | yǎn kàn | soon / in a moment / to look on as sth happens | ![]() ![]() |
早日 | zǎo rì | soon / shortly / on a day quite soon / promptly | ![]() ![]() |
不一会 | bù yī huì | soon | ![]() ![]() |
未几 | wèi jǐ | soon / before long | ![]() |
无何 | wú hé | nothing else / soon / before long | ![]() |
一半天 | yī bàn tiān | in a day or two / soon | ![]() |
少刻 | shǎo kè | a short while / soon | ![]() ![]() |
少间 | shǎo jiàn | soon / a short while / a narrow gap / slightly better (state of health) | ![]() |
然顷 | rán qǐng | in a short time / soon / before long | ![]() |
看看 | kàn kan | to take a look at / to examine / to survey / (coll.) pretty soon | ![]() ![]() |
近期 | jìn qī | near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent | ![]() ![]() |
尽快 | jǐn kuài | as quickly as possible / as soon as possible / with all speed | ![]() ![]() |
随后 | suí hòu | soon after | ![]() ![]() |
一经 | yī jīng | as soon as / once (an action has been completed) | ![]() ![]() |
眼见 | yǎn jiàn | to see with one's own eyes / very soon | ![]() ![]() |
一 | ![]() | one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit | ![]() ![]() |
及早 | jí zǎo | at the earliest possible time / as soon as possible | ![]() ![]() |
旋即 | xuán jí | soon after / shortly | ![]() ![]() |
从速 | cóng sù | (to do sth) with dispatch / as soon as possible | ![]() ![]() |
趁早 | chèn zǎo | as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late | ![]() ![]() |
且慢 | qiě màn | to wait a moment / do not go too soon | ![]() |
就 | ![]() | at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning | ![]() ![]() |
既而 | jì ér | soon after / later / then | ![]() |
等 | ![]() | class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / to wait for / to await / et cetera / and so on / et al. (and other authors) / after / as soon as / once | ![]() ![]() |
赶早 | gǎn zǎo | as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late | ![]() ![]() |
便 | ![]() | plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards | ![]() ![]() |
俄而 | é ér | (literary) very soon / before long | ![]() |
俄 | ![]() | suddenly / very soon | ![]() |
乐极生悲 | lè jí shēng bēi | extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom) / Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong! | ![]() ![]() |
为时过早 | wéi shí guò zǎo | premature / too soon | ![]() ![]() |
闪婚 | shǎn hūn | to get married soon after meeting (abbr. for 閃電結婚|闪电结婚[shan3 dian4 jie2 hun1]) (neologism c. 2005) | ![]() |
一回生,二回熟 | yī huí shēng , èr huí shú | lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom) / unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers at first meeting, but soon friends / awkward at first but becoming skillful later / an acquired taste | ![]() |
一次生,两次熟 | yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú | unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers are first meeting, but soon friends / an acquired taste | ![]() |
人无远虑,必有近忧 | rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu | He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow. | ![]() |
即早 | jí zǎo | as soon as possible | ![]() |
早日康复 | zǎo rì kāng fù | Get well soon! / to recover health quickly | ![]() |
早早儿 | zǎo zǎo r | as soon as possible / as early as one can | ![]() ![]() |
早生贵子 | zǎo shēng guì zǐ | give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds) | ![]() |
一回生二回熟 | yī huí shēng èr huí shú | unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom) | ![]() |
打早 | dǎ zǎo | earlier / long ago / as soon as possible | ![]() |
甫一 | fǔ yī | as soon as / immediately after | ![]() |
闪电结婚 | shǎn diàn jié hūn | to get married soon after meeting | ![]() |
没多久 | méi duō jiǔ | before long / soon after | ![]() |