不久

• 拼音: bù jiǔ
• 汉字拆解: 不 (bù) — not; 久 (jiǔ) — long time, lasting

含义

Soon; before long; not long (in time). Describes a short interval of time.

Can mean 'shortly after' when referring to past events, or 'before long' for future events.

例句

1. 他离开后不久，就开始下雨了。
2. 相信不久之后你们会再见面的。
3. 不久前，这里还是一片田野。

用法指南

语境: narration, time expressions, storytelling, prediction

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 不久以后，事情就解决了。(Before long, the matter was resolved.)
• 不久前他还在这里。(Not long ago he was still here.)

错误说法

• Avoid confusing 不久 with 很快 — 不久 is purely temporal and suggests a short span of time, while 很快 can describe speed of action as well as time.

起源与历史

Compound of 不 (bù, not) + 久 (jiǔ, long time). Literally 'not long,' used as a temporal expression.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal