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旧约

jiù yuē

2-character word Traditional 舊約

What 旧约 means

1. former agreement
2. former contract

Other readings

旧约 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Jiù yuēOld Testament

The characters in 旧约

• 旧jiùold; opposite: new 新; former
• 约yuēto make an appointment; to invite; approximately

Example sentences

• 旧约书中禁止食用贝类等有壳的水生动物。
  Jiùyuē shū zhōng jìnzhǐ shíyòng bèilèi děng yǒu qiào de shuǐshēng dòngwù.
  The Old Testament forbids eating shellfish.

Words starting with 旧约

• 旧约全书Jiù yuē quán shūOld Testament