Indexing Matters

如果是不久前

如果是不...

如果是不久前

ruˊ guoˇ shiˋ buˋ jiuˇ qianˊ

(If it was, Not long, There was a)

Not long before | If it was not long ago | There was a time not so long ago

如果 ruˊ guoˇ

(As if, If)

As if, If

是 shiˋ

(Am, Are, Being, Is, To be, Was, Were, Yes)

Is, To be, Am/Are/Is/Was/Were, Being, Yes

不久 buˋ jiuˇ

(Not long)

Not long

不久前

buˋ jiuˇ qianˊ

(Not long)

Not long ago, Not long before

如

According To, As good, As if, If, Like, On Time, Ought, Should, Such As

Like, As if, Such As, If, According to, Should, Ought, As good as, On Time

果

Fruit, Result

Fruit, Result

是

Am, Are, Being, Is, To be, Was, Were, Yes

Is, To be, Am/Are/Is/Was/Were, Being, Yes

不

Infix, No, Non, None, Not, Not able to, Un, Without

No, Not, Non, None, Not able to, Un, Without, Infix Used To Indicate Inability

久

Ages, Been a, For a long, Late, Long Time

For a long time, Long Time, Been a long time, Ages, Late

前

Advance, Before, First, Former, Forwards, Front, Proceed

Before, First, Forwards, Front, Former, Advance, Proceed

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