守旧

守舊

shǒujiù

adjective #19,115

Meanings

1 conservative
2 old-fashioned
3 stuck in old ways

Characters

to guard; to keep

Examples

HSK 4

公司的管理方式太守旧了。

Gōngsī de guǎnlǐ fāngshì tài shǒujiù le.

The company's management approach is too old-fashioned.

HSK 5

他思想守旧，不愿意接受新事物。

Tā sīxiǎng shǒujiù, bù yuànyì jiēshòu xīn shìwù.

He's conservative in thinking and unwilling to accept new things.

Tips

memory

守 (to guard) + 旧 (old) - literally "guarding the old," clinging to tradition and resisting change.

Stroke Order

守 shǒu

旧 jiù