旧交 (jiù jiāo) — old acquaintance; old friend

Definition

Examples

• 他是我的旧交，我们认识二十年了。
  Tā shì wǒ de jiù jiāo, wǒ men rèn shi èr shí nián le.
  He is an old acquaintance of mine; we've known each other for twenty years.
• 这次聚会我见到了很多旧交。
  Zhè cì jù huì wǒ jiàn dào le hěn duō jiù jiāo.
  At this gathering I saw many old friends.
• 虽然多年未见，但我们的旧交情谊依然深厚。
  Suī rán duō nián wèi jiàn, dàn wǒ men de jiù jiāo qíng yì yī rán shēn hòu.
  Although we haven't seen each other for years, the old friendship between us is still deep.