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重修旧好

chóng xiū jiù hǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to make friends again / to renew old cordial relations
Sources & editorial notes

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.

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Original source entry:

重修舊好 重修旧好 [chong2 xiu1 jiu4 hao3] /to make friends again/to renew old cordial relations/

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Other forms in these source records: 重修舊好

  • 重
    chóng

    to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer

    zhòng

    heavy / serious / to attach importance to

  • 修
    xiū

    to decorate / to embellish / to repair / to build / to write / to cultivate / to study / to take (a class)

    Xiū

    surname Xiu

  • 旧
    jiù

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

  • 好
    hǎo

    good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a form of address) hello

    hào

    to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.