bù jiǔ

Translation

  • not long (after)
  • before too long
  • soon
  • soon after

Synonyms

Examples

  • 我参加队不久后,一个男人来问我要不要租车。
    Not long after I joined the queue, a man approached and asked if I wanted a taxi.
  • 事故发生后不久,警察来了。
    Shortly after the accident, the police came.
  • 不久的将来这些问题都会迎刃而解。
    These problems will be solved in the near future.
  • 不久,同样的服务员回来拿起菜。
    Soon the same waiter came back to pick up the dishes.
  • 山崎先生不久就康复了。
    It was not long before Mr Yamazaki recovered.
  • 我希望不久以后你又能好起来。
    I hope you will be quite well again before long.
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