不久 bù jiǔ — before long; soon

不久
bù jiǔ

Characters: 不 · 久

Definitions

  1. before long; soon

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. not long (after)
  2. before too long
  3. soon
  4. soon after

zdic(汉典)

  1. shortly;soon
  2. in the short while
  3. before long

ExtDict

  1. 指离现在不远的将来
  2. 指相隔不长的时间
  3. 不能长久。

Examples

  • 不久之后，他们就搬去了南方。

    Before long, they moved to the south.

  • 雨下了不久就停了。

    The rain stopped after a short while.