不久
bù jiǔ

How to write 不久 (bù jiǔ) in Chinese

不久 (pinyin: bù jiǔ, written "bu jiu" or "bujiu") means not long (after). Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 不久.

Meaning

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

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Examples

不久,战争开始了,村里年轻人都被叫去打仗,只有他的儿子因为腿伤留了下来。
bù jiǔ, zhàn zhēng kāi shǐ le, cūn lǐ nián qīng rén dōu bèi jiào qù dǎ zhàng, zhǐ yǒu tā de ér zi yīn wèi tuǐ shāng liú le xià lái.
Soon after, war broke out. The young men in the village were called to fight, only his son stayed home because of the leg injury.

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