为期不远

為期不遠

wéiqī-bùyuǎn

idiom

Meanings

1 not far off in time
2 soon to come
3 the day is near

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

胜利为期不远。

Shènglì wéiqī-bùyuǎn.

Victory is not far off.

HSK 5

电动汽车全面普及为期不远。

Diàndòng qìchē quánmiàn pǔjí wéiqī-bùyuǎn.

Widespread adoption of electric cars is not far away.

Tips

register

Formal and slightly rhetorical - common in speeches, editorials, and forecasts. Less natural in casual conversation than 快了 or 不久.

Stroke Order

为 wéi

期 qī

不 bù

远 yuǎn