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  • adj.old-fashioned; outmoded; obsolete

    • tā yòng cí wèi miǎn tài chén jiù le

      未免陈旧

      He used rather dated words and phrases.

    • wǒ men shùn zhe jiē dào liū da yóu yú chē liàng xī shǎo shì li xiǎn de chén jiù ér níng jìng

      我们街道溜达由于车辆稀少显得陈旧宁静

      We strolled along streets that the dearth of motor traffic made appear both old-fashioned and serene.

    • chén jiù de guān niàn yīng dāng pāo qì

      陈旧观念应当抛弃

      Outmoded notions should be discarded.

    • fú zhuāng chén jiù

      服装陈旧

      old-fashioned attire

    • shuō fa chén jiù

      说法陈旧

      old-fashioned way of saying something

    • chén jiù de zī chǎn

      陈旧资产

      obsolete assets

    • kàn yī kàn tā men de xīn xì tǒng jiù xiǎn de wǒ men de xì tǒng chén jiù guò shí le

      他们系统显得我们系统陈旧过时

      When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast.

    • xí sú chén jiù

      习俗陈旧

      outdated customs

Word usage

  • Note
    "陈旧" is different from "陈腐". "陈腐" mostly describes abstract things, and carries a stronger meaning than "陈旧"; "陈旧" can describe concrete things as well as abstract things.