不久 bùjiǔ HSK2 soon Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不久前 bùjiǔqián not long ago recently; a short while ago前不久 qiánbùjiǔ not long ago recently; not long before; a short while ago命不久矣 mìngbùjiǔyǐ at death's door not long for this world; soon to die