This store sells old books.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
旧书
second-hand book
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
second-hand book
02
old book
03
ancient book
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 旧书 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 旧书 appears in 6 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
I've sold all of my old books.
Tom got rid of his old books.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 旧书.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 旧书.
Directly before
- 的旧书2
- 这本旧书1
- 卖旧书1
- 三本旧书1
- 所有旧书1
Directly after
- 旧书值1
- 旧书卖1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 旧书
What does 旧书 mean in Chinese?
旧书 (jiùshū) means second-hand book.
How do you pronounce 旧书?
旧书 is pronounced jiùshū.
Is 旧书 an HSK word?
旧书 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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