守旧 (shǒu jiù): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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守旧
守旧
(shǒu jiù): Conservative (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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守 • shǒu • to guard, defend, or keep watch over • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
shǒu
守
to guard, defend, or keep watch over
旧 • jiù • old; former • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
jiù
旧
old; former
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 守旧.
Words with
守
遵守
zūn shǒu
observe; abide by; comply with
保守
bǎo shǒu
conservative
守护
shǒu hù
guard; defend; ward
防守
fáng shǒu
defend; guard
坚守
jiān shǒu
Hold fast / stick to
守信
shǒu xìn
keep one's word
守候
shǒu hòu
Wait for / Keep watch
看守
kān shǒu
guard
Words with
旧
仍旧
réng jiù
remain the same; continue to be; as before
依旧
yī jiù
as before; still
陈旧
chén jiù
outmoded; obsolete;old-fashioned
怀旧
huái jiù
Feel nostalgic / Yearn for the past
破旧
pò jiù
dilapidated / old / run-down
个旧
gè jiù
Gejiu (city in Yunnan)
叙旧
xù jiù
reminisce, chat about old times
旧事
jiù shì
past events; old matters
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Example Sentences with 守旧
Tā
他
de
的
sī
思
xiǎng
想
hěn
很
shǒu
守
jiù
旧
。
His thinking is very conservative.
Shǒu
守
jiù
旧
de
的
rén
人
hěn
很
nán
难
jiē
接
shòu
受
xīn
新
shì
事
wù
物
。
Conservative people find it hard to accept new things.
