不久前 (bù jiǔ qián) — not long ago; recently

Definition

Examples

• 不久前这里还是一片荒地，现在已经建成了高楼。
  bù jiǔ qián Zhè lǐ hái shì yí piàn huāng dì, xiàn zài yǐ jīng jiàn chéng le gāo lóu.
  Not long ago this was still a piece of wasteland; now high-rises have been built.
• 他不久前刚从国外回来，对本地的情况不太了解。
  Tā bù jiǔ qián gāng cóng guó wài huí lái, duì běn dì de qíng kuàng bú tài liǎo jiě.
  He came back from abroad not long ago and doesn't know much about the local situation.
• 不久前发生的那件事，至今让人记忆犹新。
  bù jiǔ qián Fā shēng de nà jiàn shì, zhì jīn ràng rén jì yì yóu xīn.
  That event that happened not long ago is still fresh in people's memory.