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旧

jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: CỰU

Traditional: 舊

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Meaning(adjective, vocab.word.pos.g)

old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)

Examples

  • 这件衣服太旧了。

    zhè jiàn yī fu tài jiù le.

    This piece of clothing is too old.

  • 我想卖掉我的旧电脑。

    wǒ xiǎng mài diào wǒ de jiù diàn nǎo.

    I want to sell my old computer.

  • 我在路上遇见了一个旧朋友。

    wǒ zài lù shang yù jiàn le yí gè jiù péng you.

    I ran into an old friend on the street.

Easily confused

  • 老 — 旧 means worn/used (opposite of 新); 老 means old in age or long-standing (people, relationships).

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Stroke order

CỰU · 5 strokes

old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)