不久前

bùjiǔqián

adverb #9,099

Meanings

1 not long ago
2 recently
3 a short while ago

Characters

Examples

不久前我去了北京。

Bùjiǔqián wǒ qù le Běijīng.

Not long ago I went to Beijing.

他不久前刚结婚。

Tā bùjiǔqián gāng jiéhūn.

He just got married not long ago.

不久前发生了一件大事。

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 (bùjiǔ zhīhòu, before long).

Stroke Order

不 bù

久 jiǔ

前 qián