旧约 舊約
旧约 舊約 Jiù yuē ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄝ gau6 joek3
- Old Testament
旧约 舊約 jiù yuē ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄝ gau6 joek3
- former agreement
- former contract
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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- 陈旧 陳舊 chén jiù ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ can4 gau6 old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated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
约 約
- 公约 公約 gōng yuē ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄝ gung1 joek3 convention (i.e. international agreement)
- 制约 制約 zhì yuē ㄓˋ ㄩㄝ zai3 joek3 to restrict
- 合约 合約 hé yuē ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝ hap6 joek3 contract; agreement
- 大约 大約 dà yuē ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝ daai6 joek3 approximately
- 契约 契約 qì yuē ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝ kai3 joek3 agreement
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- 条约 條約 tiáo yuē ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄝ tiu4 joek3 treaty
- 特约 特約 tè yuē ㄊㄜˋ ㄩㄝ dak6 joek3 specially engaged
- 相约 相約 xiāng yuē ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩㄝ soeng1 joek3 to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)
- 节约 節約 jié yuē ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ zit3 joek3 to economize
- 签约 簽約 qiān yuē ㄑㄧㄢ ㄩㄝ cim1 joek3 to sign a contract or agreement
- 约定 約定 yuē dìng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ joek3 ding6 to agree on sth (after discussion)
- 约会 約會 yuē huì ㄩㄝ ㄏㄨㄟˋ joek3 wui6 appointment
- 约束 約束 yuē shù ㄩㄝ ㄕㄨˋ joek3 cuk1 to restrict
- 解约 解約 jiě yuē ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄩㄝ gaai2 joek3 to terminate an agreement
- 违约 違約 wéi yuē ㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄝ wai4 joek3 to break a promise
- 隐约 隱約 yǐn yuē ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝ jan2 joek3 vague; faint; indistinct
- 预约 預約 yù yuē ㄩˋ ㄩㄝ jyu6 joek3 booking
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
- 俭约 儉約 jiǎn yuē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝ gim6 joek3 frugal; economical; thrifty
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
- 博文约礼 博文約禮 bó wén yuē lǐ ㄅㄛˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄩㄝ ㄌㄧˇ bok3 man4 joek3 lai5 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 词约指明 詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
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- 风姿绰约 風姿綽約 fēng zī chuò yuē ㄈㄥ ㄗ ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝ fung1 zi1 coek3 joek3 (idiom) graceful; lovely
- 厉行节约 厲行節約 lì xíng jié yuē ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ lai6 hang4 zit3 joek3 to practice strict economy (idiom)
- 勤俭节约 勤儉節約 qín jiǎn jié yuē ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ kan4 gim6 zit3 joek3 (idiom) diligent and thrifty
- 弃约背盟 棄約背盟 qì yuē bèi méng ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝ ㄅㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ hei3 joek3 bui3 mang4 to abrogate an agreement
- 隐隐约约 隱隱約約 yǐn yǐn yuē yuē ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝ ㄩㄝ jan2 jan2 joek3 joek3 (idiom) vaguely; faintly; indistinctly
- 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
- 约法三章 約法三章 yuē fǎ sān zhāng ㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˇ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄤ joek3 faat3 saam1 zoeng1 to agree on three laws (idiom)
Example sentences
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旧约 舊約 书 書 中 禁止 食用 贝类 貝類 等 有 壳 殼 的 水生 动物 動物 。
The Old Testament forbids eating shellfish.
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