念旧 念舊
念旧 念舊 niàn jiù ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ nim6 gau6
- to remember old friends
- to cherish old friendships
- for old time's sake
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念
- 信念 xìn niàn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ seon3 nim6 faith
- 念书 念書 niàn shū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ nim6 syu1 to read; to study
- 念头 念頭 niàn tou ㄋㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄊㄡ nim6 tau4 thought; idea; intention
- 思念 sī niàn ㄙ ㄋㄧㄢˋ si1 nim6 to think of
- 悼念 dào niàn ㄉㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ dou6 nim6 to grieve
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- 想念 xiǎng niàn ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄢˋ soeng2 nim6 to miss
- 怀念 懷念 huái niàn ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ waai4 nim6 to cherish the memory of
- 悬念 懸念 xuán niàn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ jyun4 nim6 suspense in a movie, play etc
- 挂念 掛念 guà niàn ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ gwaa3 nim6 to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind
- 概念 gài niàn ㄍㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ koi3 nim6 concept
- 理念 lǐ niàn ㄌㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄢˋ lei5 nim6 idea
- 留念 liú niàn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ lau4 nim6 to keep as a souvenir
- 纪念 紀念 jì niàn ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ gei2 nim6 to commemorate; to honor the memory of
- 观念 觀念 guān niàn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˋ gun1 nim6 notion
- 纪念日 紀念日 jì niàn rì ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄖˋ gei2 nim6 jat6 day of commemoration
- 纪念碑 紀念碑 jì niàn bēi ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄟ gei2 nim6 bei1 monument
- 纪念馆 紀念館 jì niàn guǎn ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ gei2 nim6 gun2 memorial hall
- 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ nim6 nim6 bat1 mong4 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
- 叨念 dāo niàn ㄉㄠ ㄋㄧㄢˋ dou1 nim6 see 念叨
- 可念 kě niàn ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ho2 nim6 pitiable
旧 舊
- 仍旧 仍舊 réng jiù ㄖㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ jing4 gau6 still (remaining)
- 依旧 依舊 yī jiù ㄧ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ji1 gau6 as before; still
- 怀旧 懷舊 huái jiù ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ waai4 gau6 to feel nostalgic
- 破旧 破舊 pò jiù ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ po3 gau6 shabby
- 陈旧 陳舊 chén jiù ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ can4 gau6 old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
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- 个旧 個舊 Gè jiù ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ go3 gau6 see 个旧市
- 做旧 做舊 zuò jiù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ zou6 gau6 to give (sth) an antique look; to artificially age; to distress
- 古旧 古舊 gǔ jiù ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gu2 gau6 archaic
- 四旧 四舊 sì jiù ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ sei3 gau6 the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
- 守旧 守舊 shǒu jiù ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ sau2 gau6 conservative
- 废旧 廢舊 fèi jiù ㄈㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ fai3 gau6 worn out
- 复旧 復舊 fù jiù ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ fuk6 gau6 to restore old way
- 恋旧 戀舊 liàn jiù ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ lyun2 gau6 see 怀旧
- 折旧 折舊 zhé jiù ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ zit3 gau6 depreciation
- 故旧 故舊 gù jiù ㄍㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gu3 gau6 old friends
- 叙旧 敘舊 xù jiù ㄒㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ zeoi6 gau6 to reminisce
- 照旧 照舊 zhào jiù ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ziu3 gau6 as before
- 老旧 老舊 lǎo jiù ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ lou5 gau6 outmoded
- 腐旧 腐舊 fǔ jiù ㄈㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ fu6 gau6 outmoded
- 旧事 舊事 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ gau6 si6 old affair
Idioms with these characters
- 不念旧恶 不念舊惡 bù niàn jiù è ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄜˋ bat1 nim6 gau6 ok3 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
- 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ nim6 nim6 bat1 mong4 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
- 殊深轸念 殊深軫念 shū shēn zhěn niàn ㄕㄨ ㄕㄣ ㄓㄣˇ ㄋㄧㄢˋ syu4 sam1 zan2 nim6 extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences
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- 数珠念佛 數珠念佛 shǔ zhū niàn fó ㄕㄨˇ ㄓㄨ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄛˊ sou2 zyu1 nim6 fat6 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
- 万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄟ maan6 nim6 keoi1 fui1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
- 心心念念 xīn xīn niàn niàn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ sam1 sam1 nim6 nim6 (idiom) to constantly think about; to be preoccupied with; to set one's heart on
- 重操旧业 重操舊業 chóng cāo jiù yè ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ cung4 cou1 gau6 jip6 to resume one's old trade (idiom)
- 重温旧梦 重溫舊夢 chóng wēn jiù mèng ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄥˋ cung4 wan1 gau6 mung6 to revive old dreams (idiom); to relive past experiences
- 重温旧业 重溫舊業 chóng wēn jiù yè ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ cung4 wan1 gau6 jip6 to resume one's old trade (idiom)
Show 6 more idioms with 旧 舊
- 除旧布新 除舊布新 chú jiù bù xīn ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ceoi4 gau6 bou3 san1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
- 除旧更新 除舊更新 chú jiù gēng xīn ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ceoi4 gau6 gang1 san1 to replace the old with new (idiom)
- 旧病复发 舊病復發 jiù bìng fù fā ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄚ gau6 beng6 fuk6 faat3 old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse
- 旧愁新恨 舊愁新恨 jiù chóu xīn hèn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄣˋ gau6 sau4 san1 han6 old worries with new hatred added (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
- 旧调重弹 舊調重彈 jiù diào chóng tán ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄢˊ gau6 diu6 cung4 taan4 replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
- 旧地重游 舊地重遊 jiù dì chóng yóu ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄡˊ gau6 dei6 cung4 jau4 (idiom) to return to a place after a long time away
Example sentences
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在 怀念 懷念 旧日 舊日 时光 時光 的 时刻 時刻 ， 我们 我們 可能 往往 想起 童年 像 是 有着 有著 几乎 幾乎 完整 幸福 的 一 段 时期 時期 。
In nostalgic moments we may tend to think of childhood as a time of almost unbroken happiness.
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