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Chinese dictionary
v.have a chat over the old days; talk about the past
老同学一见面就开始叙旧。
The old classmates began talking about their old days as soon as they got together.
我们能在这叙旧吗？
Could we try a little reality here?
Word usage
- Separable word"叙" and "旧" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
今天和一位老同学叙了一会儿旧。
I had a chat over the old days with my old schoolmate today.
老朋友在一起叙着旧，高兴极了。
The old friends were delighted that they had a chat over the old days.
好久不见了，有空一起叙个旧吧。
We haven’t seen each other for quite a while. Let's have a chat over the old days sometime.