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旧事 (jiù shì): Past events (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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旧事 consists of 2 characters.

旧 • jiù • old; former • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

jiù旧

old; former

事 • shì • matter, affair, thing • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

shì事

matter, affair, thing

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Pinyinjiù shì

Meaningpast events; old matters

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 旧事

Bié别

zài再

tí提

nà那

xiē些

jiù旧

shì事

le了

。

Don't bring up those old matters anymore.

Tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

huí回

yì忆

tóng童

nián年

shí时

de的

jiù

Jiù旧

shì事

chóng重

tí提

zhǐ只

huì会

ràng让

shuāng双

fāng方

旧

shì事

。

He likes to recall past events from his childhood.

dōu

都

bù不

yú愉

kuài快

。

Bringing up old matters again will only make both sides unhappy.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 旧事.

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 jiùdilapidated / old / run-down
个旧gè jiùGejiu (city in Yunnan)
叙旧xù jiùreminisce, chat about old times
守旧shǒu jiùconservative; old-fashioned

Words with 事

没事méi shìit's nothing; it doesn't matter; no problem
事情shì qingmatter; affair; thing
同事tóng shìcolleague
故事gù shistory; tale; plot
办事

bàn shì

to handle (affairs)

事先shì xiānin advance; beforehand

事实shì shífact

事物shì wùthing; object