旧 jiù

old, ancient; former, past

HSK 3 #915

DEFINITIONS

  • old, ancient
  • former, past
  • old
  • opposite: new 新
  • former
  • worn (with age)

STROKES

WORDS

守旧派 shǒu jiù pài the conservative faction; reactionaries
旧闻 jiù wén old anecdote; stories passed on from former times
喜新厌旧 xǐ xīn yàn jiù lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
旧地重游 jiù dì chóng yóu to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
重温旧梦 chóng wēn jiù mèng to revive old dreams (idiom); to relive past experiences
旧部 jiù bù one's former subordinates
因循守旧 yīn xún shǒu jiù (idiom) to continue in the same old rut; diehard conservative attitudes
念旧 niàn jiù to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake
旧址 jiù zhǐ former site; old location
旧习 jiù xí old habit; former custom
旧地 jiù dì once familiar places; former haunts
旧交 jiù jiāo old friend; former acquaintance
旧俗 jiù sú former custom; old ways
旧友 jiù yǒu old friend
旧貌 jiù mào old look; former appearance
恋旧 liàn jiù see 懷舊|怀旧[huai2 jiu4]
旧居 jiù jū old residence; former home
旧制 jiù zhì old system; weights and measures of former times
旧宅 jiù zhái former residence
一切如旧 yī qiè rú jiù everything as before
不念旧恶 bù niàn jiù è do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
个旧市 gè jiù shì Gejiu, county level city in Yunnan, capital of Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous county 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州
四旧 sì jiù the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
复旧 fù jiù to restore old way; to return to the past
怀旧感 huái jiù gǎn feeling of nostalgia
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