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

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.

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.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

守 shǒu

旧 jiù