旧

舊

jiù

adjective HSK 3 #1,743

Meanings

Zhè jiàn yīfu tài jiù le.

This piece of clothing is too old/worn.

Wǒ bǎ jiù shū juān le.

I donated the old books.

Tā huí dào le jiù dìfang.

He returned to the old place.

Jiù de bú qù, xīn de bù lái.

Out with the old, in with the new.

usage

旧 vs 老: 旧 means old in the sense of 'worn/outdated/former' (旧衣服 old clothes). 老 means old in age (老人 elderly person) or experienced.

usage

旧 is the opposite of 新 (xīn, new). Common pairs: 新旧 (new and old), 旧的 (the old one).

旧 jiù