古旧

古舊
gǔjiù
adjective #31,070

Meanings

  1. 1 antiquated
  2. 2 archaic
  3. 3 old and worn

Examples

Zhè tiáo jiē shàng yǒu xǔduō gǔjiù de fángzi.
There are many old houses on this street.
Tā xǐhuān shōucáng gǔjiù de shūjí.
He likes collecting old books.
Zhè zhǒng shuōfǎ yǐjīng gǔjiù le.
This way of saying things is already outdated.

Tips

usage
古旧 leans neutral-to-slightly-positive — describes things that are old and well-worn, often with a sense of charm or patina. Compare 陈旧 (chénjiù), which carries a more critical 'outdated, stale' tone. For physical things, 古旧 evokes antiques and old streets; for ideas, it suggests something archaic but not necessarily worthless.

Stroke Order

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