| jiù | old/opposite: new 新/former |
| 旧 | old opposite: new 新 former |
| 旧业 | one's old profession trade of one's forebears |
| 旧习 | old habit former custom |
| 旧书 | second-hand book old book ancient book |
| 旧书店 | book bank; second-hand bookstore; antiquarian bookstore |
| 旧事 | old affair former matter |
| 旧事重提 | repetition of the old tale 2.to bring up a matter of the past |
| 旧五代史 | History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 in 974 during Northern Song 北宋, 150 scrolls |
| 旧交 | old friend former acquaintance |
| 旧体 | old form of writing piece in the old style |
| 旧体诗 | poetry in the old style |
| 旧例 | old rules example from the past former practices |
| 旧俗 | former custom old ways |
| 旧制 | old system weights and measures of former times |
| 旧制度 | old system |
| 旧前 | in the past formerly |
| 旧历 | old calendar the Chinese lunar calendar same as 農曆|农历 |
| 旧历年 | lunar New Year |
| 旧友 | old friend |
| 旧名 | former name |