不久

bù jiǔ qián tā céng zài diàn tái fā biǎo tán huà

不久前，她曾在电台发表谈话。

She made a speech on the radio not long ago.

bù jiǔ jiù yào guò chūn jié le

不久就要过春节了。

The Spring Festival is just around the corner.

tā shēn huàn zhòng bìng jiāng bù jiǔ yú rén shì

他身患重病，将不久于人世。

Terminally ill, he will soon be gone.

chā hǎo yāng bù jiǔ xià le yī chǎng yǔ

插好秧不久下了一场雨。

It rained soon after we had transplanted the rice seedlings.

nǐ gāng zǒu hòu bù jiǔ tā jiù huí lái le

你刚走后不久，她就回来了。

She came back not long after you left.

tā zài zhàng fū qù shì hòu bù jiǔ bǎ fáng zi mài le

她在丈夫去世后不久，把房子卖了。

She sold the house soon after her husband died.