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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 詞
不久 word · TOCFL 1 (est.)
不久 =
ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ · bùjiǔ
adverb — soon, before long; not long (ago / after)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

not (不是)
long (a stretch of time) (很久)jiǔ
不久,不是的不,很久的久。
關 · Related
hěnjiǔa long while — the same 馬上mǎshàngright away — close in feel