不久 bùjiǔ adjective ① (指未来) soon ▸ 不久就要过春节了。 The Spring Festival is just around the corner. ▸ 他身患重病,将不久于人世。 He is terminally ill and will soon be gone. ② (指过去) soon after ▸ 书出版后不久,他就得了诺贝尔文学奖。 He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature soon after the book was published. |