陈旧
chén jiù
Pinyin

Definition

陈旧
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chén jiù
  1. old-fashioned

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

依旧
yī jiù
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 still
怀旧
huái jiù
  1. 1 to feel nostalgic
  2. 2 nostalgia
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
旧
jiù
  1. 1 old
  2. 2 opposite: new 新
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 worn (with age)
陈
Chén
  1. 1 surname Chen
  2. 2 Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state
  3. 3 Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nán Cháo]
陈奕迅
Chén Yì xùn
  1. 1 Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor
仍旧
réng jiù
  1. 1 still (remaining)
  2. 2 to remain (the same)
  3. 3 yet
个旧
Gè jiù
  1. 1 Gejiu, county level city in Yunnan, capital of Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous county 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hóng hé Hā ní zú Yí zú Zì zhì zhōu]
废旧
fèi jiù
  1. 1 worn out
  2. 2 old-fashioned and dilapidated
念旧
niàn jiù
  1. 1 to remember old friends
  2. 2 to cherish old friendships
  3. 3 for old time's sake
恋旧
liàn jiù
  1. 1 see 懷舊|怀旧[huái jiù]
折旧
zhé jiù
  1. 1 depreciation
叙旧
xù jiù
  1. 1 to reminisce
  2. 2 to talk about former times
照旧
zhào jiù
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 as in the past
破旧
pò jiù
  1. 1 shabby
老旧
lǎo jiù
  1. 1 outmoded
  2. 2 old-fashioned
旧事
jiù shì
  1. 1 old affair
  2. 2 former matter
旧友
jiù yǒu
  1. 1 old friend
旧地
jiù dì
  1. 1 once familiar places
  2. 2 former haunts
旧址
jiù zhǐ
  1. 1 former site
  2. 2 old location

Idioms (20)

不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
  1. 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
  1. 1 with complex feelings (idiom)
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
  2. 2 to go beyond old ideas
  3. 3 advancing all the time
推陈出新
tuī chén chū xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
新愁旧恨
xīn chóu jiù hèn
  1. 1 new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
新瓶旧酒
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
暗渡陈仓
àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
汰旧换新
tài jiù huàn xīn
  1. 1 out with the old and in with the new (idiom)
沥陈鄙见
lì chén bǐ jiàn
  1. 1 to state one's humble opinion (idiom)
率由旧章
shuài yóu jiù zhāng
  1. 1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow a proven formula
破旧立新
pò jiù lì xīn
  1. 1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
旧地重游
jiù dì chóng yóu
  1. 1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
旧愁新恨
jiù chóu xīn hèn
  1. 1 old worries with new hatred added (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
旧瓶装新酒
jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ
  1. 1 lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
  2. 2 (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)

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