前不久
前不久 qián bù jiǔ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ cin4 bat1 gau2 HSK 7-9
- not long ago
- not long before
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前
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
久
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 久仰 jiǔ yǎng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄤˇ gau2 joeng5 honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.
- 久违久違 jiǔ wéi ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ gau2 wai4 (haven't done sth) for a long time
- 多久 duō jiǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄡˇ do1 gau2 (of time) how long?
- 好久 hǎo jiǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hou2 gau2 (coll.) for a long time
- 悠久 yōu jiǔ ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄡˇ jau4 gau2 long (tradition, history etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 巴前算后巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 冰释前嫌冰釋前嫌 bīng shì qián xián ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
- 不顾前后不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
- 惩前毖后懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 爱不忍释愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
- 爱理不理愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 长生久视長生久視 cháng shēng jiǔ shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ coeng4 sang1 gau2 si6 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 经久不息經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
- 久经考验久經考驗 jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄎㄠˇ ㄧㄢˋ gau2 ging1 haau2 jim6 well tested over a long period of time (idiom)
- 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gau2 joeng5 daai6 ming4 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
- 旷日持久曠日持久 kuàng rì chí jiǔ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄖˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ kwong3 jat6 ci4 gau2 protracted (idiom)