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旧舊 jiù — old, used, worn (of things)

jiù (fourth tone, falling)jiu4

Traditional: 舊

old, used, worn (of things)

HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)adjective
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Meanings

  1. old, used, worn (of things)

    Old in the sense of used and no longer new — clothes, a bicycle, a book. People are never 旧: a person who has lived a long time is 老.

    adjective

Example sentences

  • 这件衣服太旧了。這件衣服太舊了。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) yīfu (first tone, high and level) tài (fourth tone, falling) jiù (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)···

    These clothes are too worn out.

  • 我买了一辆旧自行车。我買了一輛舊自行車。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) mǎile (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) liàng (fourth tone, falling) jiù (fourth tone, falling) zìxíngchē. (fourth tone, falling)···

    I bought a second-hand bicycle.

Common mistakes

  • Not quite我爷爷很旧了。

    Correct我爷爷很老了。

    旧 belongs to objects and 老 to living beings. Calling a person 旧 says they are second-hand.

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