舊 (gau6 | jiu4) : worn; old; past; bygone

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舊

gau6

jiu4

[1] worn; old; used; second-hand | [antonym] 新
[2] past; bygone; former; original; outdated

Stroke count: 18

Level: 1

Radical: 臼 (#134)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

舊 / 旧

This word has been viewed 17220 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Apr 2011 15:03

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舊年 gau6 nin4*2 = last year 粵

仍舊 jing4 gau6 reng2 jiu4 = remain the same

舊稱 gau6 cing1 jiu4 cheng1 = former name

舊情人 gau6 cing4 jan4 jiu4 qing2 ren2 = ex-lover

舊款 gau6 fun2 jiu4 kuan3 = outdated fashion

舊日 gau6 jat6 = previously; last time 粵

依舊 ji1 gau6 yi1 jiu4 = as before; still

照舊 ziu3 gau6 zhao4 jiu4 = as before; as in the past

陳舊 can4 gau6 chen2 jiu4 = tattered; ragged; worn out

舊金山 gau6 gam1 saan1 jiu4 jin1 shan1 = San Francisco 國
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Showing all 3 examples containing 舊

今年學費貴過舊年粵
This year's tuition fees are more than last year's.
[Lit. This year study fee expensive-surpass last year.]

佢擸走晒啲舊雜誌粵
He collected and took away all the old magazines.

舊底呢種玩具風靡一時，而家唔興㗎喇。粵
This type of toy was once very fashionable and popular. Now it is no longer an 'in thing'.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 舊
Unicode code for this character: U+820a (off-site link)

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