不久前

bùjiǔqián
adverb #9,099

Meanings

  1. 1 not long ago
  2. 2 recently
  3. 3 a short while ago

Examples

HSK 1
Bùjiǔqián wǒ qù le Běijīng.
Not long ago I went to Beijing.
HSK 3
Tā bùjiǔqián gāng jiéhūn.
He just got married not long ago.
HSK 5
Bùjiǔqián fāshēng le yī jiàn dàshì.
Something big happened not long ago.

Tips

usage
不久前 refers to the recent past (days to weeks). For the near future, use 不久 alone or 不久之后 (before long).

Stroke Order

jiǔ
qián