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旧
舊
jiù
1. old
2. opposite: new [[新]]
3. former
4. worn (with age)
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

旧
jiù
old, ancient; former, past
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

仍旧
réngjiù
still (remaining)
HSK 6
依旧
yījiù
as before
HSK 6
个旧
Gèjiù
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<HónghéHānízúYízúzìzhìzhōu>]]
古旧
gǔjiù
archaic
四旧
sìjiù
the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
守旧
shǒujiù
conservative
废旧
fèijiù
worn out
复旧
fùjiù
to restore old way
念旧
niànjiù
to remember old friends
怀旧
huáijiù
fond remembrance of times past
恋旧
liànjiù
see [[懷舊|怀旧<huáijiù>]]
折旧
zhéjiù
depreciation
故旧
gùjiù
old friends
叙旧
xùjiù
to reminisce
照旧
zhàojiù
as before
破旧
pòjiù
shabby
老旧
lǎojiù
outmoded
腐旧
fǔjiù
outmoded
旧事
jiùshì
old affair
旧交
jiùjiāo
old friend

Example Sentences (1)

那辆太旧了,要换一辆,很便宜,两三百块钱。
Nà liàng tài jiù le, yào huàn yí liàng, hěn piányi, liǎng sān bǎi kuài qián.
That one is too old; need to replace it with another one. It's very cheap, two or three hundred yuan.
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
914
Word Frequency Rank
1,464 of 84,292

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