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旧事
旧事
(jiù shì): Past events (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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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
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 旧事.
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
守旧
shǒu jiù
conservative; old-fashioned
Words with
事
没事
méi shì
it's nothing; it doesn't matter; no problem
事情
shì qing
matter; affair; thing
同事
tóng shì
colleague
故事
gù shi
story; tale; plot
办事
bàn shì
to handle (affairs)
事先
shì xiān
in advance; beforehand
事实
shì shí
fact
事物
shì wù
thing; object
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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
huan
欢
huí
回
yì
忆
tóng
童
nián
年
shí
时
de
的
Jiù
旧
shì
事
chóng
重
tí
提
zhǐ
只
huì
会
ràng
让
shuāng
双
fāng
jiù
旧
shì
事
。
He likes to recall past events from his childhood.
方
dōu
都
bù
不
yú
愉
kuài
快
。
Bringing up old matters again will only make both sides unhappy.
