旧有 (jiù yǒu) — pre-existing, former, old (of systems, institutions, practices)
Definition
Formal adjective meaning 'preexisting, former' — used almost only in writing about systems, institutions, or frameworks. Stronger and more literary than 已有.
adjective
pre-existingformerold (of systems, institutions, practices)
Examples
- 旧有。Wǒ men yīng gāi gǎi gé jiù yǒu de tǐ zhì.We should reform the existing system.
- 旧有。Zhè ge lǐ lùn shì jī yú jiù yǒu de kuàng jià fā zhǎn qǐ lái de.This theory was developed based on the previous framework.
- 旧有。jiù yǒu De guǎn lǐ mó shì yǐ jīng bú zài shì yòng.The old management model is no longer applicable.
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