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不久前

bù jiǔ qián · bu jiu qian

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  1. not long ago
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The shop that moved

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)家(jiā)烤红薯店(kǎohóngshǔdiàn)是(shì)不久前(bùjiǔqián)开(kāi)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Did this baked sweet potato shop open not long ago?

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，不久前(bùjiǔqián)这里(zhèlǐ)还(hái)是(shì)一(yī)家(jiā)书店(shūdiàn)。

    Yes, not long ago this was still a bookshop.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的吗(zhēndema)？我(wǒ)上个月(shànggèyuè)还(hái)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)买(mǎi)过(guò)书(shū)。

    Really? I bought books here just last month.

  4. Liangliang

    书店(shūdiàn)搬到(bāndào)前面(qiánmiàn)去(qù)了(le)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)。

    The bookshop moved up ahead. Look.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)买(mǎi)书(shū)，再(zài)买(mǎi)红薯(hóngshǔ)。

    Good, then I'll buy a book first, and a sweet potato after.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)不久前(bùjiǔqián)才(cái)说(shuō)，今天(jīntiān)不(bù)吃(chī)零食(língshí)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you say not long ago that you wouldn't eat snacks today?

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)场(chǎng)地(dì)不(bù)久(jiǔ)前(qián)翻(fān)新(xīn)了(le)。

Our venue wasn't renovated too long ago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)不(bù)久(jiǔ)前(qián)刚(gāng)搬(bān)到(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)城(chéng)市(shì)。

He moved to this city not long ago.

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