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旧识
jiù shí
Pinyin
Definition
旧识
-
jiù shí
former acquaintance
old friend
Character Decomposition
旧
丨
日
识
讠
口
八
Related Words
(20)
依旧
yī jiù
1
as before
2
still
意识
yì shí
1
consciousness
2
awareness
3
to be aware
4
to realize
标识
biāo zhì
1
variant of 標誌|标志[biāo zhì]
相识
xiāng shí
1
to get to know each other
2
acquaintance
知识
zhī shi
1
knowledge
2
CL:門|门[mén]
3
intellectual
旧
jiù
1
old
2
opposite: new 新
3
former
4
worn (with age)
见识
jiàn shi
1
to gain first-hand knowledge of sth
2
to experience for oneself
3
knowledge
4
experience
5
insight
认识
rèn shi
1
to know
2
to recognize
3
to be familiar with
4
to get acquainted with sb
5
knowledge
6
understanding
7
awareness
8
cognition
识
shí
1
to know
2
knowledge
3
Taiwan pr. [shì]
仍旧
réng jiù
1
still (remaining)
2
to remain (the same)
3
yet
似曾相识
sì céng xiāng shí
1
déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
2
seemingly familiar
3
apparently already acquainted
共识
gòng shí
1
common understanding
2
consensus
学识
xué shí
1
erudition
2
scholarly knowledge
常识
cháng shí
1
common sense
2
general knowledge
3
CL:門|门[mén]
废旧
fèi jiù
1
worn out
2
old-fashioned and dilapidated
念旧
niàn jiù
1
to remember old friends
2
to cherish old friendships
3
for old time's sake
怀旧
huái jiù
1
to feel nostalgic
2
nostalgia
叙旧
xù jiù
1
to reminisce
2
to talk about former times
潜意识
qián yì shí
1
unconscious mind
2
subconscious mind
3
subconsciousness
照旧
zhào jiù
1
as before
2
as in the past
Idioms
(20)
不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
1
do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
1
don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
1
lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
2
no discord, no concord
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
1
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
2
to fail to grasp the big picture
不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi
1
unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
2
undiscriminating
不识时务
bù shí shí wù
1
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
2
not amenable to reason
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
1
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
2
not amenable to reason
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
1
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
1
can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
博识洽闻
bó shí qià wén
1
knowledgeable
2
erudite (idiom)
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
1
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
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
(idiom) to continue in the same old rut
2
diehard conservative attitudes
才识过人
cái shí guò rén
1
an outstanding talent (idiom)
2
surpassing insight and acumen
新愁旧恨
xīn chóu jiù hèn
1
new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
新瓶旧酒
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
1
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ
1
old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
有眼不识泰山
yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shān
1
lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)
2
fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent
3
to be blind to the fact
有识之士
yǒu shí zhī shì
1
a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
Sample Sentences