旧时 (jiù shí) — old times, former days (formal or literary time noun)

Definition

Examples

• 旧时，这里是一座繁华的都市。
  jiù shí, Zhè lǐ shì yí zuò fán huá de dū shì.
  In old times, this was a bustling metropolis.
• 旧时的社会结构与今天完全不同。
  jiù shí De shè huì jié gòu yǔ jīn tiān wán quán bù tóng.
  The social structure of old times is completely different from today.
• 这部纪录片重现了旧时春节的庆祝方式。
  Zhè bù jì lù piàn chóng xiàn le jiù shí chūn jié de qìng zhù fāng shì.
  This documentary recreates the way the Spring Festival was celebrated in old times.