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不久
bùjiǔ
1. not long (after)
2. before too long
3. soon
4. soon after
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
久
jiǔ
long ago; a long time
HSK 3 3 丶

Compound Words (3)

不久前
bùjiǔqián
not long ago
前不久
qiánbùjiǔ
not long ago
命不久已
mìngbùjiǔyǐ
at death's door

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
2,751 of 84,292