怀
旧

To feel nostalgic in Chinese: 怀旧 (huái jiù)

huái jiù

to feel nostalgic

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 懷舊1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to feel nostalgic
  2. 2nostalgia

Stroke order

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怀
旧

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄞˊ

huái

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄡˋ

jiù

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

怀旧

Simplified

懷舊

Traditional

Example sentences

See 怀旧 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这首老歌让我很怀旧。

    zhè shǒu lǎo gē ràng wǒ hěn huái jiù。

    This old song makes me feel very nostalgic.

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Related words

旧

jiù

old

怀疑

huái yí

to doubt (sth)

关怀

guān huái

care

怀念

huái niàn

to cherish the memory of

仍旧

réng jiù

still (remaining)

依旧

yī jiù

as before

陈旧

chén jiù

old-fashioned

怀抱

huái bào

to hug

怀里

huái lǐ

embrace

怀孕

huái yùn

pregnant

怀着

huáizhe

Be with

满怀

mǎn huái

to have one's heart filled with

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