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jiù

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jiù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiù | jiu4
English translation
old
opposite: new Xīn
former
worn (with age)
old, ancient; former, past

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About jiù

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

jiù

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

Older than shù the sun

Etymology of jiù

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

丨日

Explanation

Simplified form of jiù . Phonosemantic compound. huán represents the meaning and jiù represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "type of owl". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using jiù

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de 朋友 péngyou ài guàng 旧货 jiù huò 市场 shìchǎng (跳蚤市场 tiào zǎo shì chǎng )

My friend likes to stroll around the flea market.

开始 kāishǐ guàng jiù 书店 shū diàn .

I began patronizing secondhand bookstore.

guàng le 家旧书店 shū diàn .

He poked about in a second - hand bookstore.

jiù 衣服 yīfu Bāo Chéng 一包放到衣橱 yī chú .

She packaged up the old clothes and put them in the closet.

每天 měi tiān 晚上 wǎnshang 电视 diànshì lǎo 重复 chóngfù jiù 片子 piān zi ,真是 zhēn shi 讨厌 tǎoyàn tòu le .

I hate all these old films they keep showing on the box every night.

Words with jiù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jiù old jiù
依旧 yījiù as before依舊
旧金山 Jiù jīn shān San Francisco, California舊金山
仍旧 réngjiù yet仍舊
怀旧 huái jiù nostalgia懷舊
陈旧 chénjiù old-fashioned陳舊
破旧 pò jiù shabby破舊
废旧 fèi jiù worn out廢舊
旧事 jiù shì old affair舊事
叙旧 xù jiù to reminisce敘舊
旧货 jiù huò second-hand goods舊貨
照旧 zhào jiù as before照舊
旧情 jiù qíng old affection舊情
旧时 jiù shí in former times舊時
个旧 Gè jiù 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 Hóng hé Hā ní zú Yí zú zì zhì zhōu [Hóng​hé​Hā​ní​zú​Yí​zú​Zì​zhì​zhōu]個舊
旧式 jiù shì old style舊式
折旧 zhé jiù depreciation折舊
旧址 jiù zhǐ former site舊址
重操旧业 chóng cāo jiù yè to resume one's old trade (idiom)重操舊業
守旧 shǒu jiù conservative守舊
旧日 jiù rì former times舊日
旧约 Jiù yuē former agreement舊約
旧书 jiù shū old book舊書
老旧 lǎo jiù outmoded老舊
旧案 jiù àn old court case舊案

jiù Decomposition & Compounds

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jiù Decomposition

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jiù Compounds

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  • jiù
    • dào , ér , yàn , xiàn
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