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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

不久 [bùjiǔ]
  1. 1. noun
    不久的将来
    in the near future
    这片田地不久前刚开垦。
    This land has only just been cultivated.
    他们不久就要结婚了。
    They are getting married soon.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不久 [bùjiǔ]
  1. 1. soon; before long
    水库不久就能完工。
    The reservoir will soon be completed.
  2. 2. not long after; soon after
    插完秧不久就下了一场雨。
    It rained soon after we had transplanted the rice seedlings.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不久 [bùjiǔ]
  1. 1. 时间上距离不远
    在这儿呆不久
    不久以前

Examples

车开不久,天便亮了。
It was light soon after the train had started.
插完秧不久就下了一场雨。
It rained soon after we had transplanted the rice seedlings.
不久以前,登月旅行还是不可思议的事情。
Travel to the moon was inconceivable until recently.
他们分别不久又见面了。
They met again after a short separation.
他发过誓不再偷了,可不久又旧病复发,走上了犯罪道路。
He swore that he would never steal again, but soon relapsed into a life of crime.
流窜在山区的残匪不久都被消灭了。
The remaining bandits who fled to the hills were soon wiped out.
不久于人世
be dying
他们合伙经营的铺子不久就散摊子了。
Their partnership soon broke up.
这部电视连续剧开播后不久,收视率便跃居首位。
Shortly after the TV serial was first aired, it shot to the top of the ratings.

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