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The Chinese word bujiu - 不久 - bùjiǔ
(soon in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
bùjiǔ
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English translations
soon,
before long, in a little, directly, presently
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of bùjiǔ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 不久 ( bujiu / bùjiǔ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Bujiu yihou tamen jiu jiehun le.
Bùjiǔ yǐhòu tāmen jiù jiéhūn le.– English translation: Not long after, they got married.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
not | for a long time
不久 ( bujiu / bùjiǔ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 334)
不久 ( bujiu / bùjiǔ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 334)
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