jiù

old, ancient; former, past

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

識 jiù shí former acquaintance; old friend
貌 jiù mào old look; former appearance
貨 jiù huò second-hand goods; used items for sale
貨市場 jiù huò shì chǎng sale of second-hand goods; flea market
貫 jiù guàn old system; former rules
賬 jiù zhàng lit. old account; old debt; fig. old scores to settle; old quarrels; old grudge
跡 jiù jì old traces; signs from the past
車市場 jiù chē shì chǎng second-hand car market; used bike market
遊 jiù yóu place one has previously visited; old haunts
部 jiù bù one's former subordinates
都 jiù dū old capital
金山 jiù jīn shān San Francisco, California
雨 jiù yǔ old friends
體 jiù tǐ old form of writing; piece in the old style
體詩 jiù tǐ shī poetry in the old style
qīn jiù relatives and old friends
huà jiù to reminisce
迎新 sòng jiù yíng xīn usher out the old, greet the new; esp. to see in the New Year
重修好 chóng xiū jiù hǎo to make friends again; to renew old cordial relations
重提事 chóng tí jiù shì to raise the same old topic again; to hark back
重操業 chóng cāo jiù yè to resume one's old trade (idiom)
重歷遊 chóng lì jiù yóu to revisit; to return to a previously visited spot
重溫夢 chóng wēn jiù mèng to revive old dreams (idiom); to relive past experiences
重溫業 chóng wēn jiù yè to resume one's old trade (idiom)
布新 chú jiù bù xīn to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate