旧约
jiù yuē
Pinyin

Definition

旧约
 - 
jiù yuē
  1. former agreement
  2. former contract
旧约
 - 
Jiù yuē
  1. Old Testament

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

依旧
yī jiù
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 still
大约
dà yuē
  1. 1 approximately
  2. 2 probably
契约
qì yuē
  1. 1 agreement
  2. 2 contract
怀旧
huái jiù
  1. 1 to feel nostalgic
  2. 2 nostalgia
简约
jiǎn yuē
  1. 1 sketchy
  2. 2 concise
  3. 3 abbreviated
约
yāo
  1. 1 to weigh in a balance or on a scale
约定
yuē dìng
  1. 1 to agree on sth (after discussion)
  2. 2 to conclude a bargain
  3. 3 to arrange
  4. 4 to promise
  5. 5 to stipulate
  6. 6 to make an appointment
  7. 7 stipulated (time, amount, quality etc)
  8. 8 an arrangement
  9. 9 a deal
  10. 10 appointment
  11. 11 undertaking
  12. 12 commitment
  13. 13 understanding
  14. 14 engagement
  15. 15 stipulation
约会
yuē huì
  1. 1 appointment
  2. 2 engagement
  3. 3 date
  4. 4 CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]
  5. 5 to arrange to meet
纽约
Niǔ yuē
  1. 1 New York
旧
jiù
  1. 1 old
  2. 2 opposite: new 新
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 worn (with age)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
仍旧
réng jiù
  1. 1 still (remaining)
  2. 2 to remain (the same)
  3. 3 yet
公约
gōng yuē
  1. 1 convention (i.e. international agreement)
制约
zhì yuē
  1. 1 to restrict
  2. 2 condition
北约
Běi yuē
  1. 1 NATO
  2. 2 abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织[Běi Dà xī Yáng Gōng yuē Zǔ zhī], North Atlantic Treaty Organization
合约
hé yuē
  1. 1 treaty
  2. 2 contract
失约
shī yuē
  1. 1 to miss an appointment
婉约
wǎn yuē
  1. 1 graceful and subdued (style)
婚约
hūn yuē
  1. 1 engagement
  2. 2 wedding contract
废旧
fèi jiù
  1. 1 worn out
  2. 2 old-fashioned and dilapidated

Idioms (20)

不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
  1. 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
  1. 1 diligent and thrifty (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
  1. 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
  1. 1 to practice strict economy (idiom)
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
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)
弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng
  1. 1 to abrogate an agreement
  2. 2 to break one's oath (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
约定俗成
yuē dìng sú chéng
  1. 1 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
  2. 2 customary convention
约法三章
yuē fǎ sān zhāng
  1. 1 to agree on three laws (idiom)
  2. 2 three-point covenant
  3. 3 (fig.) preliminary agreement
  4. 4 basic rules
自奉俭约
zì fèng jiǎn yuē
  1. 1 to live frugally (idiom)
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)

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