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  *舊* | 舊* | *舊
old / opposite: new / former / worn (with age)
HSK 3
as before; still / to remain the same
HSK 5
still (remaining) / to remain (the same) / yet
HSK 5
as before / as in the past
outmoded / old-fashioned
old residence / former home
everything as before
former site; old location
old habit / former custom
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
to reminisce / to talk about former times
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework / (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
to turn over a new leaf
to replace the old with new (idiom)
to give (sth) an antique look; to artificially age; to distress
to reminisce
old friends
old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse / fig. to repeat an old error / the same old problem
feeling of nostalgia
shabby
HSK 7-9
old acquaintance / former friend
archaic
conservative / reactionary
to feel nostalgic / nostalgia
HSK 7-9
old calendar / out-of-date customs
scenes of the past reappear; evocation of the past
do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
Paleolithic Era
to resume one's old trade (idiom)
old property (esp. inherited from former generation) / former territory
to remember old friends / to cherish old friendships / for old time's sake
poetry in the old style
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
the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
old affair / former matter
former times / olden days
outdated news / old anecdote; stories passed on from former times
San Francisco, California
to raise the same old topic again / to hark back
to resume one's old trade (idiom)
to revive old dreams (idiom); to relive past experiences
relatives and old friends
notable former families
old version
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
dwelling on the past / difficulty in adapting to changes
old dreams
old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to continue in the same old rut / diehard conservative attitudes
to turn over old accounts / fig. to revive old quarrels / to reopen old wounds
old and damaged / in disrepair
former name
the Old World / Eurasia as opposed to the New World 新大陸|新大陆 or the Americas
one's old profession / trade of one's forebears
do not neglect old friends
usher out the old, greet the new / esp. to see in the New Year
old friend / former acquaintance
Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)
old friends
old form of writing / piece in the old style
old affection
old illness / former affliction
old look / former appearance
sale of second-hand goods / flea market
place one has previously visited / old haunts
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
former residence
old worries with new hatred added (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
former appearance / what it used to look like
out with the old and in with the new (idiom)
second-hand book / old book / ancient book
old court case / long-standing legal dispute
to revisit / to return to a previously visited spot
former custom; old ways
Old Testament
former agreement / former contract
to make friends again / to renew old cordial relations
old friendship
old friend / former acquaintance
the Old Religion (i.e. Roman Catholicism) 天主教, as opposed to Protestantism 新教
old teachings; wisdom from the past
old tune / fig. conservative opinion / the same old stuff
old system / weights and measures of former times
old style
old posture / former situation
former times / the olden days
old term / old way of referring to sth
Old Testament
to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom) / to follow a proven formula
in the past / formerly
person who sticks to old ways; a diehard; a conservative
old capital
old grievance / former complaint
worn out / old-fashioned and dilapidated
kyujitai, traditional Japanese character used before 1946
old traces / signs from the past

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