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scenes of the past reappear; evocation of the past
old system / weights and measures of former times
as before; still / to remain the same
HSK 5
notable former families
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework / (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
Gejiu, a county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
in former times / the olden days
second-hand book / old book / ancient book
depreciation
same as 舊唐書|旧唐书, History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫 in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋 of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
Paleolithic Era
(idiom) to continue in the same old rut / diehard conservative attitudes
old property (esp. inherited from former generation) / former territory
do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
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old / opposite: new / former / worn (with age)
HSK 3
the New World / the Americas as opposed to the Old World 舊大陸|旧大陆 or Eurasia
ex; former lover
feeling of nostalgia
the Old World / Eurasia as opposed to the New World 新大陸|新大陆 or the Americas
still (remaining) / to remain (the same) / yet
HSK 5
as before / as in the past
old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
HSK 7-9
worn out / old-fashioned and dilapidated
to feel nostalgic / nostalgia
HSK 7-9
dwelling on the past / difficulty in adapting to changes
Liu Xu (887-946), politician in Later Jin of the Five Dynasties 後晉|后晋, compiled History of Early Tang Dynasty 舊唐書|旧唐书
old style
Old Testament
former agreement / former contract
old friend / former acquaintance
to reminisce / to talk about former times
sale of second-hand goods / flea market
San Francisco, California
former name
old affection
former times / the olden days
lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come. / You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
second-hand car market / used bike market
former custom; old ways
old friend
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
to replace the old with new (idiom)
archaic
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
once familiar places / former haunts
outmoded / decadent / decaying
former residence
outdated news / old anecdote; stories passed on from former times
old verse / poetry in the old style
old friends
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
old illness / former affliction
old wrong / past grievance / wickedness of former times
former times / olden days
to remember old friends / to cherish old friendships / for old time's sake
to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom) / to follow a proven formula
Old Testament
old tune / fig. conservative opinion / the same old stuff
old traces / signs from the past
poetry in the old style
relatives and old friends
former acquaintance / old friend
to make friends again / to renew old cordial relations
out with the old and in with the new (idiom)
old friendship
to give (sth) an antique look; to artificially age; to distress
place one has previously visited / old haunts
old illness / former affliction
old calendar / out-of-date customs
old affair / former matter
old rules and customs
conservative / reactionary
do not neglect old friends
old dreams
person who sticks to old ways; a diehard; a conservative
old rules / example from the past / former practices
the Old Religion (i.e. Roman Catholicism) 天主教, as opposed to Protestantism 新教
old teachings; wisdom from the past
old worries with new hatred added (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
old version
outmoded / old-fashioned
one's former subordinates
old acquaintance / former friend
old friends
old residence / former home
one's old profession / trade of one's forebears
old term / old way of referring to sth
usher out the old, greet the new / esp. to see in the New Year
rate of deprecation
old learning / Chinese traditional teaching as opposed to material from the West
old look / former appearance
second-hand goods / used items for sale
old court case / long-standing legal dispute
replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited / to keep harping on about the same old stuff
to reminisce

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