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旧 (jiù): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 旧

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 旧

旧 stroke order diagram

3.

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旧

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4.

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5.

How to Use 旧

still as before

Words that describe something continuing in the old state.

仍旧 • réng jiù • remain the same; continue to be; as before • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

tīng听

dào到

zhè这

shǒu首

gē歌

ràng让

wǒ

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Pinyinjiù

Meaningold; former

Strokes5

Radical日

Traditional舊

StructureLeft-Right

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Zhuyinㄐㄧㄡˋ

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丨vertical line

A bird (隹) perched by the sun (日) — old or former, like a familiar sight from past days.

réng仍

jiù旧

remain the same; continue to be; as before

依旧 • yī jiù • as before; still • HSK 6

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yī依

jiù旧

as before; still

old and worn

Words that focus on age, worn-out quality, or outdated style.

陈旧 • chén jiù • outmoded; obsolete;old-fashioned • HSK 6

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chén陈

jiù旧

outmoded; obsolete;old-fashioned

破旧 • pò jiù • dilapidated / old / run-down • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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pò破

jiù旧

dilapidated / old / run-down

我

hěn很

huái怀

jiù旧

。

Hearing this song makes me very nostalgic.

wǒ我

zài在

shū书

diàn店

mǎi买

le了

yì一

běn本

jiù旧

shū书

。

I bought an old book at the bookstore.

Jiù旧

shí时

de的

jiē街

dào道

hěn很

zhǎi窄

。

The streets in former times were very narrow.

Zhè这

dòng栋

fáng房

zi子

hěn很

jiù旧

，

dàn但

shì是

hěn很

gān干

jìng净

。

This building is very old, but it is very clean.

zhè这

liàng辆

zì自

xíng行

chē车

hěn很

pò破

jiù旧

。

This bicycle is very old and worn-out.

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咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
厩jiùstable; barnyard
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灸jiǔmoxibustion (a traditional Chinese medical therapy)

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曼mànlong, extended, vast; beautiful
暇xiáleisure, relaxation, spare time
昃zèto decline (of the sun); sunset
曜yàoglorious, as sun; daylight, sunlight; one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
晦huìdark; obscure; unlucky
时shítime; season; period

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