旧时 (舊時)
jiù shí
Pinyin
Definition
旧时 (舊時)
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- in former times
- the olden days
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不念旧恶
- 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
不识时务
- 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
- 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 2 not amenable to reason
俗随时变
- 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
- 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
切中时弊
- 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
- 2 to hit the nub of the matter
Sample Sentences
雁过也,正伤心,却是旧时相识。
Geese fly by, the coincidence stirs up heartache, my old acquaintances.