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守旧 (shǒu jiù): Conservative (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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守旧 consists of 2 characters.

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

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Pinyinshǒu jiù

Meaningconservative; old-fashioned

Characters2

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Syntaxadjective

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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.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 守旧.

Words with 守

遵守zūn shǒuobserve; abide by; comply with
保守bǎo shǒuconservative
守护shǒu hùguard; defend; ward
防守fáng shǒudefend; guard
坚守jiān shǒuHold fast / stick to
守信shǒu xìnkeep one's word
守候shǒu hòuWait for / Keep watch
看守kān shǒuguard

Words with 旧

仍旧réng jiùremain the same; continue to be; as before
依旧yī jiùas before; still
陈旧chén jiùoutmoded; obsolete;old-fashioned
怀旧huái jiùFeel nostalgic / Yearn for the past

破旧

pò jiù

dilapidated / old / run-down

个旧gè jiùGejiu (city in Yunnan)

叙旧xù jiùreminisce, chat about old times

旧事jiù shìpast events; old matters