舊 jiù

old, ancient; former, past

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

一切如舊 yī qiè rú jiù everything as before
不念舊惡 bù niàn jiù è do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
仍舊 réng jiù still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet
依舊 yī jiù as before; still
個舊 gè jiù 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[Hong2 he2 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
個舊市 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
古舊 gǔ jiù archaic
喜新厭舊 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
四舊 sì jiù the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
因循守舊 yīn xún shǒu jiù (idiom) to continue in the same old rut; diehard conservative attitudes
守舊 shǒu jiù conservative; reactionary
守舊派 shǒu jiù pài the conservative faction; reactionaries
廢舊 fèi jiù worn out; old-fashioned and dilapidated
復舊 fù jiù to restore old way; to return to the past
念舊 niàn jiù to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake
懷舊 huái jiù to feel nostalgic; nostalgia
懷舊感 huái jiù gǎn feeling of nostalgia
戀舊 liàn jiù see 懷舊|怀旧[huai2 jiu4]
戀舊情結 liàn jiù qíng jié dwelling on the past; difficulty in adapting to changes
折舊 zhé jiù depreciation
折舊率 zhé jiù lǜ rate of deprecation
故舊 gù jiù old friends
故舊不棄 gù jiù bù qì do not neglect old friends
敘舊 xù jiù to reminisce; to talk about former times
新愁舊恨 xīn chóu jiù hèn new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
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