旧闻

舊聞

jiùwén

noun #36,746

Meanings

1 old news; outdated news
2 old anecdote; story passed down from former times

Characters

Examples

这件事早已成为旧闻。

Zhè jiàn shì zǎo yǐ chéngwéi jiùwén.

This matter has long since become old news.

他喜欢翻看名人旧闻。

Tā xǐhuān fānkàn míngrén jiùwén.

He likes to browse old anecdotes about famous people.

Tips

usage

Two flavors: (1) 'stale news', the opposite of 新闻 (xīnwén, news); (2) 'old tales / historical anecdotes', often as a book or column title — e.g. 北京旧闻 'Old Stories of Beijing'.

Stroke Order

旧 jiù

闻 wén