旧事 舊事
旧事 舊事 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ gau6 si6
- old affair
- former matter
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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- 陈旧 陳舊 chén jiù ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ can4 gau6 old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated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
- 念旧 念舊 niàn jiù ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ nim6 gau6 to remember old friends
- 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
事
- 世事 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai3 si6 affairs of life
- 事件 shì jiàn ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ si6 gin2 incident; event
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 事务 事務 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mou6 (political, economic etc) affairs
- 事宜 shì yí ㄕˋ ㄧˊ si6 ji4 matters
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- 事实 事實 shì shí ㄕˋ ㄕˊ si6 sat6 fact
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 事情 shì qing ㄕˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ si6 cing4 affair; matter; thing; business
- 事态 事態 shì tài ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ si6 taai3 situation
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 事业 事業 shì yè ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋ si6 jip6 undertaking
- 事物 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mat6 thing; object
- 事变 事變 shì biàn ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 bin3 incident
- 事迹 事蹟 shì jì ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ notable deeds; exploits
- 事项 事項 shì xiàng ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ si6 hong6 matter
- 人事 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 personnel
- 做事 zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 si6 to work
- 公事 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 si6 work-related matters
- 出事 chū shì ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ ceot1 si6 to have an accident
- 刑事 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 si6 criminal; penal
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
- 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
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- 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)
- 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
- 百事无成 百事無成 bǎi shì wú chéng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ baak3 si6 mou4 sing4 to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
Show 7 more idioms with 事
- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
- 咄咄怪事 duō duō guài shì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕˋ cyut3 cyut3 gwaai3 si6 (idiom) extraordinary occurrence; bizarre event
- 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ do1 si6 zi1 cau1 (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
- 风流韵事 風流韻事 fēng liú yùn shì ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄕˋ fung1 lau4 wan6 si6 poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
- 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ fu1 hin2 liu5 si6 (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ gung1 si6 gung1 baan6 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
Example sentences
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新 事物 取代 旧事 舊事 物 推动 推動 历史 歷史 发展 發展 。
History develops through the replacement of the old by the new.
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