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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

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[jiù]
  1. 1. adjective past; bygone; old
    社会
    the old society
    时代
    former times
    思想
    old way of thinking; timeworn ideas
    的传统观念
    outdated conventional ideas
  2. 2. adjective used; worn; old
    衣服
    used (or old) clothes
    buy sth. secondhand
    你的鞋了,买一双新的吧。
    Your shoes are worn. Buy a new pair.
  3. 3. adjective former; onetime
    former capital
  4. 4. noun old friendship; old friend
    old friends and acquaintances

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[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。

Examples

他倒腾家具。
He deals (or trades) in second-hand furniture.
新与的斗争
conflict between the new and the old
冲破思想的牢笼
shake off the bonds of old ideas
一仍其
remain the same
她那件凡尔丁的外套,虽然有几分了,但还是很漂亮。
Her old valetin coat still looks good.
他年纪虽大,但却没什么腐思想。
He is old but his thoughts are not worn out.
我在寄卖行买了一辆自行车。
I bought an old bike at a secondhand store.
这手机用了好几年了,除了壳子有点之外,其他都好。
This cell phone has been used for many years, but everything functions well, except that its case is a little old.
所有家具通统不要了。
All the furniture is to be thrown away.

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