Hanzi
Traditional
舊
Simplified
旧

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

jiù

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄡˋ

Jyutping

gau6

Example sentences

依舊 / 依旧 yījiù
雖然過了許多年，這裡的景色依舊美麗。
虽然过了许多年，这里的景色依旧美丽。

Although many years have passed, the scenery here is still beautiful.

懷舊 / 怀旧 huáijiù
這家餐廳充滿了懷舊的氣氛。
这家餐厅充满了怀旧的气氛。

This restaurant is full of a nostalgic atmosphere.

情結 / 情结 qíngjié
許多人都有懷舊情結。
许多人都有怀旧情结。

Many people have a nostalgia complex.

舊 / 旧 jiù
這本書已經很舊了。
这本书已经很旧了。

This book is already very old.

改造 gǎizào
他們把舊工廠改造成了美術館。
他们把旧工厂改造成了美术馆。

They transformed the old factory into an art museum.

仍舊 / 仍旧 réngjiù
雖然過了這麼多年，他仍舊那麼年輕。
虽然过了这么多年，他仍旧那么年轻。

Although so many years have passed, he is still so young.

Example Vocabulary

依舊

yi1'jiu4

as before; still

懷舊

huai2'jiu4

nostalgia; nostalgic; remembrance

舊

jiu4

old; used; past

仍舊

reng2'jiu4

still; yet; as before

廢舊

念舊

nian4'jiu4

戀舊

lian4'jiu4

敘舊

xu4'jiu4

個舊

個舊市

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