Definition
旧 (jiù) describes objects that are used, worn, or no longer new — it does NOT refer to a person's or animal's age. For elderly people (or as a familiar prefix before surnames), use 老 (lǎo) instead. For ancient times, use 古 (gǔ) or 古老.
adjective
(of objects) oldusedworn (not new)(relational) formerprevious
Easily confused
- 是shìlook-aliketo be (linking verb, followed by a noun or noun phrase)
- 就jiùsound-alike(after conditional clause) then; in that case
- 救jiùsound-aliketo save, to rescue
- 久jiǔsound-alikelong (in time), of long duration
- 酒jiǔsound-alikealcoholic beverage; wine; liquor
- 九jiǔsound-alikenine
- 揪jiūsound-aliketo grab, to seize, to pull firmly
Examples
- 旧，。Zhè shuāng xié tài jiù le, wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì shuāng xīn de.These shoes are too worn; I want to buy a new pair.
- 旧。Tā mài le yì tái jiù diànnǎo.He sold an old computer.
- 。Wǒmen qù le jiù shūdiàn.We went to a used bookstore.
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