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旧物 (舊物)
  • [jiùwù]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

旧物 [jiùwù]
  1. 1. noun Old regulations.
  2. 2. noun Areas belonging to a country in the past.
    腐败的晚清政府没有能力光复旧物
    The corrupt late Qing government was not able to recover lost territories.
  3. 3. noun Articles from an ancient generation.
    这件旧物是他祖爷爷留下来的。
    This antique belonged to his great grandfather.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

旧物 [jiùwù]
  1. 1. 指过去的典章制度
    承袭旧物
  2. 2. 指国家原有的疆土
    光复旧物
  3. 3. 祖上留传下来的物品
    这对雕花瓷瓶是我家旧物

Examples

老祖宗留下的旧物我们应当批判地继承。
In regard to our ancestors' old systems, we must inherit critically.
这件旧物是他祖爷爷留下来的。
This antique belonged to his great grandfather.
光复旧物
光复旧物

Word Decomposition


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