不久
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
不久 (bùjiǔ) · soon
不久 (bùjiǔ) means “soon; before long”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 久 (long (time)). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 不久 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
久 jiǔ · long (time)
What 久 is made of
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
不久他就回来了。Bùjiǔ tā jiù huílái le.Before long he came back.
我不久要去中国。Wǒ bùjiǔ yào qù Zhōngguó.I'm going to China soon.
Questions about 不久
What does 不久 mean?
不久 (bùjiǔ) means “soon; before long”.
How do you pronounce 不久?
不久 is pronounced bùjiǔ.
Which HSK level is 不久?
不久 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不久 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.