舊 [旧]

Jyutping gau6
Pinyin jiù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. old
  2. opposite: new 新
  3. former
  4. worn (with age)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) 1. ex-; (adjective) general term of something that is solid "一舊"
  2. old/opposite: new 新/former/worn (with age)/hundred bucks/a lump, a quantifier
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴
    前綴​，​指過​去​嘅​時​間
    ago; before; earlier; used as a prefix
    • 舊年
      旧年
      gau6 nin2
      last year
    • 舊陣時
      旧阵时
      gau6 zan6 si4
      old days
    • 舊日
      旧日
      gau6 jat6
      old days
  2. 近義詞
    先、前、去
  3. 反義詞
    後
  4. 區別詞
    之前​嘅​；​前度
    former
    • 舊老細
      旧老细
      gau6 lou5 sai3
      former boss
    • 舊菜
      旧菜
      gau6 coi3
      ex-girlfriend
  5. 形容詞
    經歷​咗​好長​時​間​嘅
    old; historical
    • 舊朋友
      旧朋友
      gau6 pang4 jau5
      longtime friend
  6. 形容詞
    已經​出現​咗​或者​用​咗​一段​日子​；​開始​耗損
    has already existed or been used for some time; worn out
    • 舊鞋
      旧鞋
      gau6 haai4
      old shoes
    • 唔要啲舊嘢，先至有位放啲新嘢。
      唔要啲旧嘢，先至有位放啲新嘢。
      m4 jiu3 di1 gau6 je5, sin1 zi3 jau5 wai2 fong3 di1 san1 je5.
      You need to throw away some old things so as to make way for new things.
  7. 反義詞
    新
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    former; once-existing
    • 舊熱河省
      旧热河省
      jiù rè hé shěng
      the former Rehe province
  2. character
    old friend or friendship, or things in the past
    • 故舊
      故旧
      gù jiù
      old friend
    • 懷舊
      怀旧
      huái jiù
      to be nostalgic for the past
    • 念舊
      念旧
      niàn jiù
      to cherish old friendships
  3. character, dialectal
    last; previous
    • 舊年
      旧年
      gau6 nin2
      last year
  4. character
    old; former; past
    • 舊思想
      旧思想
      jiù sī xiǎng
      old way of thinking
    • 他重獲舊職。
      他重获旧职。
      tā chóng huò jiù zhí ．
      He got his former job back.
    • 你的新房子和你的舊房子比起來怎樣？
      你的新房子和你的旧房子比起来怎样？
      nǐ de xīn fáng zǐ hé nǐ de jiù fáng zǐ bǐ qǐ lái zěn yàng ？
      How does your new house compare with your old one?
  5. character
    old; used; worn
    • 地毯舊了，但還能用。
      地毯旧了，但还能用。
      dì tǎn jiù le ， dàn hái néng yòng ．
      The carpet is worn but still serviceable.
    • 我在閣樓上有好幾箱舊衣服。
      我在阁楼上有好几箱旧衣服。
      wǒ zài gé lóu shàng yǒu hǎo jǐ xiāng jiù yī fú ．
      I've got boxes of old clothes in the attic.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. old, ancient
  2. former, past
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    LA
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    TOGX
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #392
  2. HSK3 三级汉字表 #109
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #201
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他的兴趣爱好是收集旧邮票。
    他的興趣愛好是收集舊郵票。
    tā de xìng qù ài hào shì shōu jí jiù yóu piào 。
    • His hobby is collecting old stamps.
  2. Mandarin
    他的房子又小又旧。
    他的房子又小又舊。
    tā de fáng zi yòu xiǎo yòu jiù 。
    • His house was small and old.
  3. Mandarin
    一个是新的，另一个是旧的。
    一個是新的，另一個是舊的。
    yí gè shì xīn de ， lìng yī gè shì jiù de 。
    • One is new, and the other is old.
    • One's new. The other's old.
    • One is new, the other is old.
  4. Mandarin
    我爸爸有点守旧。
    我爸爸有點守舊。
    wǒ bà ba yǒu diǎn shǒu jiù 。
    • My father is a bit old-fashioned.
    • My father is a little old-fashioned.
  5. Mandarin
    她脱下她的旧鞋，换上新的。
    她脱下她的舊鞋，換上新的。
    tā tuō xià tā de jiù xié ， huàn shàng xīn de 。
    • She took off her old shoes and put on the new ones.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我喺街度撞到个旧朋友。
    我喺街度撞到個舊朋友。
    ngo5 hai2 gaai1 dou6 zong6 dou3 go3 gau6 pang4 jau5 。
    • Walking along the street, I met an old friend.
  2. Cantonese
    佢出尽力噉拉，但系旧石仲系郁都唔郁。
    佢出盡力噉拉，但係舊石仲係郁都唔郁。
    keoi5 ceot1 zeon6 lik6 gam2 laai1 ， daan6 hai6 gau6 sek6 zung6 hai6 wat1 dou1 m4 wat1 。
    • He pulled with all his strength, but the rock would not move.
    • He pulled strongly, but the old rock did not budge in the slightest.
  3. Cantonese
    阿 Paul 旧年赚咗好多钱。
    阿 Paul 舊年賺咗好多錢。
    aa3 P a u l gau6 nin2 zaan6 zo2 hou2 do1 cin4 。
    • Paul made a lot of money last year.
  4. Cantonese
    旧年落咗好多雪。
    舊年落咗好多雪。
    gau6 nin2 lok6 zo2 hou2 do1 syut3 。
    • There was a lot of snow last year.
    • It snowed a lot last year.
    • Last year, there was much snow.
  5. Cantonese
    呢间就系我哋旧年住𠮶间酒店喇。
    呢間就係我哋舊年住嗰間酒店喇。
    nei4 gaan1 zau6 hai6 ngo5 dei2 gau6 nin2 zyu6 go2 gaan1 zau2 dim3 laa3 。
    • This is the hotel where we stayed last year.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    重修旧好
    重修舊好
    cung4 sau1 gau6 hou2
    • to restore friendly relations; to reconcile
  2. Cantonese
    呢个 YouTube 频道专门将啲生锈嘅旧玩具还原。
    呢個 YouTube 頻道專門將啲生鏽嘅舊玩具還原。
    ni1 go3 ju1 tup1 pan4 dou6 zyun1 mun4 zoeng1 di1 saang1 sau3 ge3 gau6 wun6 geoi6 waan4 jyun4
    • This YouTube Channel shows how to restore old rusty toys.
  3. Cantonese
    大学毕业之后阿华潜咗水好耐，直至到旧年先见佢蒲返头。
    大學畢業之後阿華潛咗水好耐，直至到舊年先見佢蒲返頭。
    daai6 hok6 bat1 jip6 zi1 hau6 aa3 waa4 cim4 zo2 seoi2 hou2 noi6, zik6 zi3 dou3 gau6 nin2 sin1 gin3 keoi5 pou4 faan1 tau4.
    • Wah disappeared for a long time after graduating from college. He didn't show up until last year.
  4. Cantonese
    呢个用法好旧式。
    呢個用法好舊式。
    nei1 go3 jung6 faat3 hou2 gau6 sik1.
    • This usage is quite old-fashioned.
  5. Cantonese
    呢旧嘢好可爱。
    呢舊嘢好可愛。
    ni1 gau6 je5 hou2 ho2 oi3.
    • This piece of thing is cute.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    旧年
    舊年
    gau6 nin2
    • last year
  2. Mandarin
    “他总仍旧是偷。这一回，是自己发昏，竟偷到丁举人家里去了。他家的东西，偷得的么？”
    “他總仍舊是偷。這一回，是自己發昏，竟偷到丁舉人家裏去了。他家的東西，偷得的麼？”
    “ tā zǒng réng jiù shì tōu ． zhè yī huí ， shì zì jǐ fā hūn ， jìng tōu dào dīng jǔ rén jiā lǐ qù le ． tā jiā de dōng xi ， tōu de de me ？ ”
    • "He was stealing again. This time he was fool enough to steal from Mr. Ting, the provincial scholar! As if anybody could get away with that!"
  3. Mandarin
    因循守旧
    因循守舊
    yīn xún shǒu jiù
    • to adhere to tradition
  4. Mandarin
    淘旧书
    淘舊書
    táo jiù shū
    • to search and buy old books
  5. Mandarin
    旧热河省
    舊熱河省
    jiù rè hé shěng
    • the former Rehe province
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    怀旧歌曲
    懷舊歌曲
    waai4 gau6 go1 kuk1
  2. Cantonese
    以旧年嘅业绩为例
    以舊年嘅業績為例