jiù

Traditional: 舊

HSK 3

旧 (jiù) is a Chinese word meaning “old; opposite: new 新; former”.

Meanings

  1. 1old
  2. 2opposite: new 新
  3. 3former
  4. 4worn (with age)
Part of speech
adjective

Related words

旧金山San Francisco, California仍旧still (remaining)依旧as before; still怀旧to feel nostalgic旧事old affair叙旧to reminisce破旧shabby陈旧old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated旧货second-hand goods旧约former agreement旧约Old Testament照旧as before

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