jiù

old; opposite: new 新; former

adjective HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 舊

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 仍旧réngjiùstill (remaining)B6
  • 依旧yījiùas beforeB6
  • 陈旧chénjiùold-fashionedB7
  • 怀旧huáijiùto feel nostalgicB7
  • 破旧pòjiùshabbyB7

See it in sentences

这些旧衣服不穿了,送人吧。

I do not wear these old clothes anymore, let us give them away.

旧课本用完了别丢,还有用。

Do not toss the old textbook when you finish it, it is still useful.