新旧

新舊

xīnjiù

adjective

Meanings

1 new and old
2 (of items) condition, newness
3 (adjectival) covering both the new and the old

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Examples

新旧手机一起卖。

Xīn jiù shǒujī yìqǐ mài.

We sell both new and used phones.

新旧交替是很自然的事情。

Xīn jiù jiāotì shì hěn zìrán de shìqíng.

Old giving way to new is only natural.

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grammar

Antonym-compound. Used adjectivally (新旧手机 'new and used phones') and as a noun-like dimension in fixed phrases: 新旧交替 'the alternation of new and old', 新旧对比 'old-vs-new comparison'.

Stroke Order

新 xīn

旧 jiù