陈旧 陳舊
陈旧 陳舊 chén jiù ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ can4 gau6 HSK 7-9
- old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
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陈 陳
- 陈列 陳列 chén liè ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ can4 lit6 to display; to exhibit
- 陈述 陳述 chén shù ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ can4 seot6 to state; to declare
- 新陈代谢 新陳代謝 xīn chén dài xiè ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ san1 can4 doi6 ze6 metabolism (biology)
- 六陈 六陳 liù chén ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄣˊ luk6 can4 food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
- 坦陈 坦陳 tǎn chén ㄊㄢˇ ㄔㄣˊ taan2 can4 to reveal
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- 展陈 展陳 zhǎn chén ㄓㄢˇ ㄔㄣˊ zin2 can4 to exhibit; to display
- 敷陈 敷陳 fū chén ㄈㄨ ㄔㄣˊ fu1 can4 to give an orderly account
- 条陈 條陳 tiáo chén ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄣˊ tiu4 can4 to lay out (an argument) item by item
- 横陈 橫陳 héng chén ㄏㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ waang4 can4 to lie in disarray
- 直陈 直陳 zhí chén ㄓˊ ㄔㄣˊ zik6 can4 to say straight out
- 铺陈 鋪陳 pū chén ㄆㄨ ㄔㄣˊ pou1 can4 to arrange
- 陈仓 陳倉 Chén cāng ㄔㄣˊ ㄘㄤ can4 cong1 ancient name of Baoji City 宝鸡市, Shaanxi
- 陈兵 陳兵 chén bīng ㄔㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄥ can4 bing1 to deploy troops; to mass troops
- 陈胜 陳勝 Chén Shèng ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄥˋ can4 sing1 Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陈胜吴广起义
- 陈化 陳化 chén huà ㄔㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ can4 faa3 to age; to mature (wine, tea, cheese etc)
- 陈厚 陳厚 Chén Hòu ㄔㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ can4 hau5 Peter Chen Ho (1931-1970), Chinese actor
- 陈寿 陳壽 Chén Shòu ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄡˋ can4 sau6 Chen Shou (233-297), Western Jin dynasty 西晋 historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三国志
- 陈奏 陳奏 chén zòu ㄔㄣˊ ㄗㄡˋ can4 zau3 to present a memorial (to the Emperor)
- 陈套 陳套 chén tào ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄠˋ can4 tou3 hackneyed formula; worn-out convention
- 陈娇 陳嬌 Chén Jiāo ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠ can4 giu1 Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 汉武帝, died c. 110 BC
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
- 个旧 個舊 Gè jiù ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ go3 gau6 see 个旧市
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- 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
- 旧事 舊事 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ gau6 si6 old affair
Idioms with these characters
- 暗渡陈仓 暗渡陳倉 àn dù Chén cāng ㄢˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄘㄤ am3 dou6 can4 cong1 lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽 of Chu)
- 陈陈相因 陳陳相因 chén chén xiāng yīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄣ can4 can4 soeng1 jan1 (idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
- 陈规陋习 陳規陋習 chén guī lòu xí ㄔㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄡˋ ㄒㄧˊ can4 kwai1 lau6 zaap6 (idiom) outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways
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- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 推陈布新 推陳佈新 tuī chén bù xīn ㄊㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣ teoi1 can4 bou3 san1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
- 推陈出新 推陳出新 tuī chén chū xīn ㄊㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ teoi1 can4 ceot1 san1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
- 五味杂陈 五味雜陳 wǔ wèi zá chén ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄚˊ ㄔㄣˊ ng5 mei6 zaap6 can4 with complex feelings (idiom)
- 新陈代谢 新陳代謝 xīn chén dài xiè ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ san1 can4 doi6 ze6 metabolism (biology)
- 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