# 前不久 (qiánbùjiǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 前不久 (qiánbùjiǔ) means “not long ago; recently”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: not long ago; recently
- Pinyin: qiánbùjiǔ (qian2 bu4 jiu3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 前不久我在图书馆见到了他。
  Qiánbùjiǔ wǒ zài túshūguǎn jiàndào le tā.
  Not long ago I met him at the library.

## Characters

- [前](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-front/) (qián): front; before
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [久](https://hanziro.com/word/jiu-long-time/) (jiǔ): a long time

https://hanziro.com/word/qian-bu-jiu-not-long-ago/

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