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念旧

niàn jiù

2-character word Traditional 念舊

What 念旧 means

1. to remember old friends
2. to cherish old friendships
3. for old time's sake

The characters in 念旧

• 念niànto read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school)
• 旧jiùold; opposite: new 新; former

Example sentences

• 在怀念旧日时光的时刻，我们可能往往想起童年像是有着几乎完整幸福的一段时期。
  Zài huáiniàn jiùrì shíguāng de shíkè, wǒmen kěnéng wǎngwǎng xiǎngqǐ tóngnián xiàng shì yǒuzhe jīhū wánzhěng xìngfú de yī duàn shíqī.
  In nostalgic moments we may tend to think of childhood as a time of almost unbroken happiness.

Words containing 念旧

• 不念旧恶bù niàn jiù èdo not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget