旧称
jiù chēng
Pinyin

Definition

旧称
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jiù chēng
  1. old term
  2. old way of referring to sth

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
昵称
nì chēng
  1. 1 nickname
  2. 2 diminutive
  3. 3 term of endearment
  4. 4 to nickname
称
chèn
  1. 1 to fit
  2. 2 balanced
  3. 3 suitable
称为
chēng wéi
  1. 1 called
  2. 2 to call sth (by a name)
  3. 3 to name
称号
chēng hào
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 term of address
  3. 3 title
自称
zì chēng
  1. 1 to call oneself
  2. 2 to claim to be
  3. 3 to profess
  4. 4 to claim a title
旧
jiù
  1. 1 old
  2. 2 opposite: new 新
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 worn (with age)
并称
bìng chēng
  1. 1 joint name
  2. 2 combined name
仍旧
réng jiù
  1. 1 still (remaining)
  2. 2 to remain (the same)
  3. 3 yet
俗称
sú chēng
  1. 1 commonly referred to as
  2. 2 common term
全称
quán chēng
  1. 1 full name
匀称
yún chèn
  1. 1 well proportioned
  2. 2 well shaped
名称
míng chēng
  1. 1 name (of a thing)
  2. 2 name (of an organization)
堪称
kān chēng
  1. 1 can be rated as
  2. 2 can be said to be
宣称
xuān chēng
  1. 1 to assert
  2. 2 to claim
尊称
zūn chēng
  1. 1 to address sb deferentially
  2. 2 title
  3. 3 honorific
对称
duì chèn
  1. 1 symmetry
  2. 2 symmetrical
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

Idioms (20)

不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
  1. 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
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
啧啧称奇
zé zé chēng qí
  1. 1 to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom)
  2. 2 to be astonished
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)
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
称心如意
chèn xīn rú yì
  1. 1 after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory
  2. 2 everything one could wish
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

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