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不久

bù jiǔ · bu jiu

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Meaning

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  1. not long (after)
  2. before too long
  3. soon
  4. soon after
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Soon is how long?

  1. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)小王(xiǎowáng)不久(bùjiǔ)前(qián)搬家(bānjiā)了(le)。

    I heard Xiao Wang moved house not long ago.

  2. Dengdeng

    搬(bān)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where to?

  3. Liangliang

    不久(bùjiǔ)以后(yǐhòu)他(tā)会(huì)请(qǐng)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)新家(xīnjiā)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Soon he'll invite us to his new home for dinner.

  4. Dengdeng

    不久(bùjiǔ)是(shì)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long is soon?

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)说(shuō)不久(bùjiǔ)，上次(shàngcì)他(tā)也(yě)说(shuō)不久(bùjiǔ)，结果(jiéguǒ)我们(wǒmen)等(děng)了(le)一年(yīnián)。

    Last time he said soon too, and we waited a year.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)不(bù)久(jiǔ)的(de)将(jiāng)来(lái)人(rén)类(lèi)会(huì)可(kě)以(yǐ)去(qù)月(yuè)球(qiú)旅(lǚ)游(yóu)。

The time will soon come when man will be able to travel to the moon.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)希(xī)望(wàng)在(zài)不(bù)久(jiǔ)的(de)将(jiāng)来(lái)邀(yāo)请(qǐng)彼(bǐ)得(dé)去(qù)日(rì)本(běn)。

We wish to invite Peter to Japan in the near future.

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

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不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

久
jiǔ

(long) time; (long) duration of time

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