jiù

old; opposite: new xīn; former

Character data

Radical ⾅ (134.12)
Strokes 17
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

舊 jiù
  1. 1. old
  2. 2. opposite: new xīn
  3. 3. former
  4. 4. worn (with age)

Words containing 舊

Word Meaning
everything as before
forgive past wrongs; not hold old grudges
still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet
still; as before
Gejiu, a city in Yunnan, China
Gejiu, county level city in Yunnan, capital of Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous county hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu
archaic
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
(idiom) to continue in the same old rut
conservative; reactionary
the conservative faction; reactionaries
worn out; old-fashioned and dilapidated
to restore old way; to return to the past
to cherish old friendships; to remember old friends
to feel nostalgic; nostalgia
feeling of nostalgia
dwelling on the past; difficulty in adapting to changes
depreciation
rate of deprecation
old friends
do not neglect old friends
to talk about former times; to reminisce
new worries added to old hates; many troubles
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