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旧中国

Jiù Zhōng guódictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
old China (pre-1949 China)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-06f1b94f8bf2b29c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

舊中國 旧中国 [Jiu4 Zhong1 guo2] /old China (pre-1949 China)/

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Other forms in these source records: 舊中國

  • 旧
    jiù

    old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.