Ideographic: Older than 丨 the sun 日Radical:

meaning for jiù:

  • - old
  • - opposite: new 新
  • - former
  • - worn (with age)as before
  • - stillstill (remaining)
  • - to remain (the same)
  • - yetold-fashionedshabbyworn out
  • - old-fashioned and dilapidated

wǒmen我们
yào
xiāochú消除
jiù
sīxiǎng思想
de
yǐngxiǎng影响

We need to eliminate the influence of outdated ideas.


zhè
jià
zhàoxiàngjī照相机
shì
xīnde新的
háishi还是
jiù
de

Is this camera new or secondhand?


chāiqiān拆迁
duì
shǐyòng使用
zhàyào炸药
jiàng
jiù
jiànzhù建筑
chāichú拆除

The demolition crew used dynamite to bring down the old building.


zhège这个
jiù
jiànzhù建筑
suīrán虽然
niándàijiǔyuàn年代久远
dàn
yīrán依然
chōngmǎn充满
le
mèilì魅力

Although the old building is of an ancient time, it still holds a great charm.


gōngsī公司
xiàng
suǒyǒu所有
yuángōng员工
fābù发布
bèiwànglù备忘录
shuōmíng说明
jiù
de
fèiyòng费用
zhèngcè政策
yǐjīng已经
wúxiào无效

The company issued a memo to all employees stating that the old expense policy is null and void.