VocabularyHSK 3 · core

jiù

old (used)

Part of speech · adjective

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Examples

  1. 这本书很旧。
    This book is old.
  2. 旧衣服。
    Old clothes.

Collocations

很旧旧的又旧又破

Mnemonic

旧 jiù "old (used)" — traditional 舊. Antonym: 新 xīn (new). For objects/clothes (worn). For people (elderly), use 老 lǎo. Cognate of Japanese 旧 kyū (旧式 old style).

Quick check

  1. 旧 vs 老?

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