旧制

舊制

jiùzhì

noun #71,487

Meanings

1 old system
2 former regulations
3 old units of weights and measures

Characters

system, regulation

Examples

改革打破了沿用多年的旧制。

Gǎigé dǎpò le yányòng duōnián de jiùzhì.

The reform broke the old system that had been in use for years.

一斤按旧制等于十六两。

Yī jīn àn jiùzhì děngyú shíliù liǎng.

Under the old system, one jīn equals sixteen liǎng.

Tips

history

Historically 旧制 often refers specifically to pre-1959 Chinese measures, when 1 斤 (jīn) = 16 两 (liǎng). The PRC's 1959 metric reform (市制改革) redefined 斤 to 10 两 = 500 g, which is still called 市制 (shìzhì) — the system in everyday use today.

Stroke Order

旧 jiù

制 zhì