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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[jiù]
  1. 1. adjective [过时] old
    观念
    old-fashioned idea
  2. 2. adjective [陈旧] used
    衣服
    used clothes
  3. 3. noun old friend

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[jiù]
  1. 1. 使用过的
    房子太
    家具
    衣服。
  2. 2. 过时的;不合时宜的
    他的思想观念太
    传统
    章程。
  3. 3. 从前的;曾经有过的
    事。
  4. 4. 原有的人、事物或状况
  5. 5. 特指老朋友、老交情
    访
  6. 6. 跟"归(ɡuī)"不同。

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俗话说,皇历翻不得,你不要再翻帐了。
It is said that one can not live according to the old almanac, so forget old debts.
爷爷是走过新社会两重天的人,对社会的批判最有发言权。
My grandpa has lived through the old, and new societies. He is the most suitable person to have the say of the old society.
我们要秉着修的原则来修补古籍善本。
We need to repair rare ancient books in accordance with the principle of "mend so as to be the same as before".
社会的暗门子通常都是些可怜的女人。
The unlicensed prostitutes were usually poor women.
重新刷了白粉,屋子就跟新屋一样亮堂。
The house looks just like new after being painted.
他今天穿了一件半新不的上衣。
Today he is wearing a partly new jacket.
新制度一旦产生,便会推动制度的崩解。
The creation of a new system will further the collapse of the old one.
社会,戏曲艺人被贬称为戏子。
In the old days, opera artists were looked down as opera jesters.
老屋子里的这把太师椅已经残不堪。
This armchair in the old house is old and broken.
古代的漕运总督府址现在在江苏。
The stadholder's mansion was originally set in Jiangsu province.

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[rì]

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