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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 念旧

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
念旧 niàn jiù - to remember old friends
- to cherish old friendships
- for old time's sake

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 45,328 41,464 18,477

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
niàn- to read
- to study (a subject)
- to attend (a school)
- to read aloud
- to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4])
- to miss (sb)
- idea
- remembrance
- twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
niàn- variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
jiù- old
- opposite: new 新
- former
- worn (with age)

Other Words Containing 念旧

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
念旧 - - 45,328 41,464 18,477