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Hannah
what are differences between 旧&老 please?both of them meaning "Old"
24 giu 2013 15:16
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Just remember that
老 is used mainly for age.
旧 is used mainly for things.
老式 = passe, out of fashion (literally fashion of the elderly)
旧式 = old style, old fashioned, style of yesterday.
So the above generalization I gave you still holds.
24 giugno 2013
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I agree with freds, in addition,老also have the meaning'out of fasioned'. Such as老牌子,老款式
24 giugno 2013
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旧 means "used". For example, 旧汽车 means a used car.
老 means ”aged“, for example, 老人 means an old man or an elderly.
24 giugno 2013
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旧 implies "wear and tear"
老 implies "age"
24 giugno 2013
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Competenze linguistiche
Cinese (mandarino), Persiano (farsi)
Lingua di apprendimento
Cinese (mandarino)
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