叙旧
xù jiù
Pinyin

Definition

叙旧
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xù jiù
  1. to reminisce
  2. to talk about former times

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

依旧
yī jiù
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 still
怀旧
huái jiù
  1. 1 to feel nostalgic
  2. 2 nostalgia
旧
jiù
  1. 1 old
  2. 2 opposite: new 新
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 worn (with age)
仍旧
réng jiù
  1. 1 still (remaining)
  2. 2 to remain (the same)
  3. 3 yet
废旧
fèi jiù
  1. 1 worn out
  2. 2 old-fashioned and dilapidated
念旧
niàn jiù
  1. 1 to remember old friends
  2. 2 to cherish old friendships
  3. 3 for old time's sake
恋旧
liàn jiù
  1. 1 see 懷舊|怀旧[huái jiù]
折旧
zhé jiù
  1. 1 depreciation
叙
Xù
  1. 1 abbr. for Syria 敘利亞|叙利亚[Xù lì yà]
叙事
xù shì
  1. 1 narrative
叙利亚
Xù lì yà
  1. 1 Syria
叙旧
xù jiù
  1. 1 to reminisce
  2. 2 to talk about former times
叙述
xù shù
  1. 1 to relate (a story or information)
  2. 2 to tell or talk about
  3. 3 to recount
  4. 4 narration
  5. 5 telling
  6. 6 narrative
  7. 7 account
照旧
zhào jiù
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 as in the past
破旧
pò jiù
  1. 1 shabby
老旧
lǎo jiù
  1. 1 outmoded
  2. 2 old-fashioned
旧事
jiù shì
  1. 1 old affair
  2. 2 former matter
旧友
jiù yǒu
  1. 1 old friend
旧地
jiù dì
  1. 1 once familiar places
  2. 2 former haunts
旧址
jiù zhǐ
  1. 1 former site
  2. 2 old location

Idioms (20)

不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
  1. 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
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
叙功行赏
xù gōng xíng shǎng
  1. 1 to review records and decide on rewards (idiom)
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)
汰旧换新
tài jiù huàn xīn
  1. 1 out with the old and in with the new (idiom)
率由旧章
shuài yóu jiù zhāng
  1. 1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow a proven formula
破旧立新
pò jiù lì xīn
  1. 1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
旧地重游
jiù dì chóng yóu
  1. 1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
旧愁新恨
jiù chóu xīn hèn
  1. 1 old worries with new hatred added (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
旧瓶装新酒
jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ
  1. 1 lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
  2. 2 (loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
旧病复发
jiù bìng fù fā
  1. 1 old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse
  2. 2 fig. to repeat an old error
  3. 3 the same old problem
旧调重弹
jiù diào chóng tán
  1. 1 replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
  2. 2 to keep harping on about the same old stuff
重操旧业
chóng cāo jiù yè
  1. 1 to resume one's old trade (idiom)
重温旧梦
chóng wēn jiù mèng
  1. 1 to revive old dreams (idiom); to relive past experiences
重温旧业
chóng wēn jiù yè
  1. 1 to resume one's old trade (idiom)
除旧布新
chú jiù bù xīn
  1. 1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
除旧更新
chú jiù gēng xīn
  1. 1 to replace the old with new (idiom)

Sample Sentences

啥事都没有。就纯粹吃饭，叙叙旧。
shá shìr dōu méiyǒu 。jiù chúncuì chīfàn ，xù xu jiù 。
It's nothing. Just a meal - pure and simple. We can talk about the old days.
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