破旧

破舊

pòjiù

adjective HSK 7-9 #14,149

Meanings

1 worn-out
2 shabby
3 dilapidated

Characters

broken; damaged

Examples

他住在一间破旧的小屋里。

Tā zhù zài yì jiān pòjiù de xiǎowū lǐ.

He lives in a shabby little hut.

这本破旧的书是他最珍贵的东西。

Zhè běn pòjiù de shū shì tā zuì zhēnguì de dōngxī.

This worn-out book is his most precious possession.

Tips

memory

破 (broken) + 旧 (old) = broken and old, i.e. worn-out and shabby. If something is both broken and old, it's definitely 破旧.

Stroke Order

破 pò

旧 jiù