jiù

old, ancient; former, past

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

址 jiù zhǐ former site; old location
夢 jiù mèng old dreams
大陸 jiù dà lù the Old World; Eurasia as opposed to the New World 新大陸|新大陆[xin1 da4 lu4] or the Americas
好 jiù hǎo old friendship
字體 jiù zì tǐ kyujitai, traditional Japanese character used before 1946
學 jiù xué old learning; Chinese traditional teaching as opposed to material from the West
宅 jiù zhái former residence
家 jiù jiā notable former families
居 jiù jū old residence; former home
年 jiù nián last year; the Chinese New Year (i.e. the new year in the old calendar)
式 jiù shì old style
怨 jiù yuàn old grievance; former complaint
情 jiù qíng old affection
惡 jiù è old wrong; past grievance; wickedness of former times
愁新恨 jiù chóu xīn hèn old worries with new hatred added (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
態 jiù tài old posture; former situation
態復萌 jiù tài fù méng see 故態復萌|故态复萌[gu4 tai4 fu4 meng2]
損 jiù sǔn old and damaged; in disrepair
故 jiù gù old friend; former acquaintance
教 jiù jiào old teachings; wisdom from the past; old church; the Catholic Church 天主教 as opposed to Protestantism 新教
日 jiù rì former times; olden days
時 jiù shí in former times; the olden days
時代 jiù shí dài former times; the olden days
景重現 jiù jǐng chóng xiàn evocation of the past
曆 jiù lì old calendar; the Chinese lunar calendar; same as 農曆|农历[nong2 li4]