旧时
jiù shí
Pinyin

Definition

旧时
 - 
jiù shí
  1. in former times
  2. the olden days

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

同时
tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
  1. 1 in one's childhood
时
Shí
  1. 1 surname Shi
时代
Shí dài
  1. 1 Time, US weekly news magazine
时候
shí hou
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 length of time
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period
时光
shí guāng
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 era
  3. 3 period of time
时尚
shí shàng
  1. 1 fashion
  2. 2 fad
  3. 3 fashionable
时间
shí jiān
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 period
  3. 3 CL:段[duàn]
有时候
yǒu shí hou
  1. 1 sometimes
随时
suí shí
  1. 1 at any time
  2. 2 at all times
  3. 3 at the right time
一时
yī shí
  1. 1 a period of time
  2. 2 a while
  3. 3 for a short while
  4. 4 temporary
  5. 5 momentary
  6. 6 at the same time
不时
bù shí
  1. 1 from time to time
  2. 2 now and then
  3. 3 occasionally
  4. 4 frequently
仍旧
réng jiù
  1. 1 still (remaining)
  2. 2 to remain (the same)
  3. 3 yet
何时
hé shí
  1. 1 when
依旧
yī jiù
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 still
倒计时
dào jì shí
  1. 1 to count down
  2. 2 countdown
儿时
ér shí
  1. 1 childhood
到时
dào shí
  1. 1 at that (future) time
到时候
dào shí hòu
  1. 1 when the moment comes
  2. 2 at that time

Idioms (20)

不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
  1. 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
不识时务
bù shí shí wù
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
  1. 1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
  2. 2 make merry while you can
  3. 3 carpe diem
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
  1. 1 to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
在家千日好，出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
  1. 1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there's no place like home
天时地利人和
tiān shí dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
应天顺时
yìng tiān shùn shí
  1. 1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
  2. 2 the Divine Right of kings
新愁旧恨
xīn chóu jiù hèn
  1. 1 new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
新瓶旧酒
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
时不再来
shí bù zài lái
  1. 1 Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
时不我待
shí bù wǒ dài
  1. 1 time and tide wait for no man (idiom)

Sample Sentences

雁过也，正伤心，却是旧时相识。
yàn guò yě ，zhèng shāngxīn ，quèshì jiùshí xiāngshí 。
Geese fly by, the coincidence stirs up heartache, my old acquaintances.
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