旧
舊HSK 3freq #1787
Meanings
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- 1.old
- 2.opposite: new 新
- 3.former
- 4.worn (with age)
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Wiktionary
- 1.Classifier for pieces or chunks. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- 2.Classifier for money: hundred dollars/yuan
- 3.mortar (hollow vessel used to pound or crush ingredients)
- 4.something which resembles a mortar
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 口 (“mouth; vernacular”) + phonetic 舊. Bai (1980) proposes that this word comes from 䊆 (MC gjuwX, “cooked dry rice flour”).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
这些是很旧的书。
These are very old books.
他扔了很多旧信件。
He threw away a bunch of old letters.
汤姆穿着一双旧鞋。
Tom was wearing an old pair of shoes.
他的房子又小又旧。
His house was small and old.
我买了一盏很旧的灯。
I bought an old lamp.
他的兴趣爱好是收集旧邮票。
His hobby is collecting old stamps.
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Derived terms
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