新旧

新舊

xīnjiù

adjective

Meanings

1 new and old
2 condition, newness
3 covering both the new and the old

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

新旧手机一起卖。

Xīnjiù shǒujī yìqǐ mài.

We sell both new and used phones.

HSK 7-9

新旧交替是很自然的事情。

Xīnjiù jiāotì shì hěn zìrán de shìqing.

Old giving way to new is only natural.

Tips

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