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oldschool

oldschool
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 old-school
  2. 2 retro
  3. 3 traditional in style

Examples

他穿得特别oldschool，像九十年代走出来的。
Tā chuān de tèbié oldschool, xiàng jiǔshí niándài zǒu chūlái de.
He dresses super old-school, like he walked out of the nineties.
这家店的装修很oldschool。
Zhè jiā diàn de zhuāngxiū hěn oldschool.
The decor of this shop is really old-school.
我比较喜欢oldschool的嘻哈。
Wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan oldschool de xīhā.
I prefer old-school hip-hop.

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Trendy young speakers drop the English word straight into Chinese, most often about fashion, hip-hop, or cafe design. A Chinese equivalent like 复古 (retro) exists but sounds less streetwear — oldschool carries the hip-hop flavor.