"old-fashioned and dilapidated" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
废旧 廢舊 fèi jiù worn out / old-fashioned and dilapidated
Chinese Pinyin Translation
老式 lǎo shì old-fashioned / old type / outdated syn
老古板 lǎo gǔ bǎn overly conservative / old-fashioned / old fogey / a square
老派 lǎo pài old-fashioned / old-school
旧账 舊賬 jiù zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge
老账 老賬 lǎo zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge
拜堂 bài táng ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / same as 拜天地
拜天地 bài tiān dì to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂 syn
衣冠扫地 衣冠掃地 yī guān sǎo dì (idiom) It refers to the old-fashioned scholar-officials who, lacking integrity and shame, have completely lost their honor and principles.
年久失修 nián jiǔ shī xiū old and in a state of disrepair (idiom) / dilapidated syn
空室蓬户 空室蓬戶 kōng shì péng hù (idiom) Describes extreme poverty and residence in an old, crude, dilapidated dwelling.
陈旧不堪 陳舊不堪 chén jiù bù kān (idiom) So old and dilapidated as to be difficult to put up with. The expression describes an object or place in very poor condition.
承欢膝下 chéng huān xī xià (idiom) To attend to and care for one’s parents with affection. The expression is mainly literary or old-fashioned.
天吴紫凤 天吳紫鳳 tiān wú zǐ fèng (idiom) Tian Wu and the purple phoenix are mythological figures. Figuratively, the expression refers to old-fashioned or obsolete elements used as emergency solutions.
陈言老套 陳言老套 chén yán lǎo tào (idiom) Old-fashioned, formulaic words and clichés. The expression criticizes speech or writing that lacks originality.
过时 過時 guò shí v., adj. old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon syn
陈旧 陳舊 chén jiù adj. old-fashioned syn
老旧 老舊 lǎo jiù outmoded / old-fashioned
古板 gǔ bǎn outmoded / old-fashioned / inflexible syn
八仙桌 bā xiān zhuō old-fashioned square table to seat eight people syn
陈规 陳規 chén guī outmoded conventions / old-fashioned ways syn
陈规陋习 陳規陋習 chén guī lòu xí outmoded conventions / old-fashioned ways syn
老皇历 老皇曆 lǎo huáng lì (lit.) past years' almanac / (fig.) ancient history / obsolete practice / old-fashioned principle syn
裣 襝 liǎn old-fashioned women's obeisance / Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4] / see 襝衽|裣衽[lian3 ren4]
隔年皇历 隔年皇曆 gé nián huáng lì lit. almanac from years back (idiom) / obsolete practice / old-fashioned principle
敛衽 斂衽 liǎn rèn old-fashioned women's obeisance / Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4]
裣衽 襝衽 liǎn rèn old-fashioned women's obeisance / Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4] / variant of 斂衽|敛衽[lian3 ren4] syn
土到不行 tǔ dào bù xíng old-fashioned / extremely kitsch
古早味 gǔ zǎo wèi (Tw) traditional style / old-fashioned feel / flavor of yesteryear
老土 lǎo tǔ old-fashioned / unstylish
唾壶击碎 唾壺擊碎 tuò hú jī suì (idiom) Since the spittoon was an old-fashioned object, striking it until it broke expresses intense admiration for a literary work.
孽障种子 niè zhàng zhǒng zǐ (idiom) An old-fashioned insult used by elders to scold an unworthy child or descendant.
遗风古道 遺風古道 yí fēng gǔ dào (idiom) The simple, sincere, old-fashioned customs passed down from earlier generations.
老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn
卿 qīng high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old) syn
上漏下湿 shàng lòu xià shī (idiom) To describe a dilapidated house whose leaking roof and damp floor offer no protection from wind and rain.
上雨旁风 上雨旁風 shàng yǔ páng fēng (idiom) To describe a poor, dilapidated house that offers little protection from rain and wind.
七孔八洞 qī kǒng bā dòng (idiom) Describes something full of holes and in a very shabby, dilapidated condition.
七穿八洞 qī chuān bā dòng (idiom) Describes something that is extremely worn-out and dilapidated.
不蔽风雨 不蔽風雨 bù bì fēng yǔ (idiom) Unable to shelter people from wind and rain / describes a dilapidated, rudimentary house.
半零不落 bàn líng bù luò (idiom) Extremely worn-out and dilapidated.
弊车驽马 弊車駑馬 bì chē nú mǎ (idiom) A dilapidated cart and a poor horse. The expression describes poverty or inadequate equipment.
敝车羸马 敝車羸馬 bì chē léi mǎ (idiom) A dilapidated cart and a thin horse. It metaphorically refers to an honest, frugal life or to poor equipment.
破烂不堪 破爛不堪 pò làn bù kān (idiom) Extremely shabby and dilapidated, to the point of being in an unpresentable condition. syn
破烂流丢 破爛流丟 pò làn liú diū (idiom) Shabby, battered, and in a thoroughly dilapidated condition.
败井颓垣 bài jǐng tuí yuán (idiom) Refers to destroyed houses and collapsed walls / it describes a desolate, dilapidated village landscape.
颓垣废井 tuí yuán fèi jǐng (idiom) Collapsed walls and disused wells / it describes a desolate, dilapidated scene.
颓垣断堑 tuí yuán duàn piàn (idiom) To describe a desolate, dilapidated scene of ruins and neglect.
颓垣败壁 tuí yuán bài bì (idiom) To describe a desolate, dilapidated scene of ruins and neglect.
香培玉琢 xiāng péi yù zhuó (idiom) To have a delicate, refined beauty, as if fashioned from fragrance and carved from jade.
鬼设神使 鬼設神使 guǐ shè shén shǐ (idiom) Describes a creation or arrangement that seems fashioned by heaven and earth rather than by human effort.
童叟无欺 童叟無欺 tóng sǒu wú qī cheating neither old nor young (idiom) / treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. syn
老少无欺 老少無欺 lǎo shào wú qī cheating neither old nor young / treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. syn
破烂 破爛 pò làn worn-out / dilapidated / tattered / ragged / (coll.) rubbish / junk syn
残破 殘破 cán pò broken / dilapidated syn
败落 敗落 bài luò (of status or wealth) to decline / (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated / run-down / (of plants) to wilt syn
残败 殘敗 cán bài dilapidated / in ruins
垝 guǐ (literary) dilapidated / collapsed / damaged
断瓦残垣 斷瓦殘垣 duàn wǎ cán yuán the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated
破壁 pò bì dilapidated wall / to break through a wall / (fig.) to break through / (biotechnology) to disrupt cell walls / cell disruption
颓圮 頹圮 tuí pǐ to collapse / dilapidated
颓坏 頹壞 tuí huài dilapidated / decrepit
屋如七星 wū rú qī xīng (idiom) Describes a very dilapidated, leaky dwelling.
七洞八孔 qī dòng bā kǒng (idiom) Describes something that is especially battered, tattered, or dilapidated.
老娘 lǎo niáng my old mother / I, this old woman / my old lady (colloquial) / maternal grandmother / midwife syn
老不死 lǎo bù sǐ (derog.) old but still alive / old fart / old bastard
念旧 念舊 niàn jiù to remember old friends / to cherish old friendships / for old time's sake syn
故道 gù dào old road / old way / old course (of a river)
策 筴 cè policy / plan / scheme / bamboo slip for writing (old) / to whip (a horse) / to encourage / riding crop with sharp spines (old) / essay written for the imperial examinations (old) / upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy syn
甲 jiǎ n. first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn
翻老账 翻老賬 fān lǎo zhàng to turn over old accounts / fig. to revive old quarrels / to reopen old wounds
翻旧账 翻舊賬 fān jiù zhàng to turn over old accounts / fig. to revive old quarrels / to reopen old wounds
旧病复发 舊病復發 jiù bìng fù fā old illness recurs (idiom) / a relapse / fig. to repeat an old error / the same old problem syn
䇲 cè policy / plan / scheme / bamboo slip for writing (old) / to whip (a horse) / to encourage / riding crop with sharp spines (old) / essay written for the imperial examinations (old) / upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy / variant of 筴|策[ce4]
古今韵会举要 古今韻會舉要 gǔ jīn yùn huì jǔ yào "Summary of the Collection of Rhymes Old and New", supplemented and annotated Yuan dynasty version of the no-longer-extant late Song or early Yuan "Collection of Rhymes Old and New" 古今韻會|古今韵会
贵壮贱弱 貴壯賤弱 guì zhuàng jiàn ruò (idiom) To value the young and strong while despising the old and weak. It is a variant of “to favor strength and despise old age.”
贵少贱老 貴少賤老 guì shǎo jiàn lǎo (idiom) To value the young and strong while despising the old and weak. It is equivalent to “to favor strength and disdain old age.”
迎新送故 yíng xīn sòng gù (idiom) Refers broadly to welcoming the new and sending off the old, and thus to the alternation between old and new.
穷当益坚，老当益壮 窮當益堅，老當益壯 qióng dāng yì jiān , lǎo dāng yì zhuàng poor but ambition, old but vigorous (idiom) / robust and determined to hold one's position despite poverty and old age
养子防老，积谷防饥 yǎng zǐ fáng lǎo，jī gǔ fáng jī (idiom) To raise a son for support in old age and store grain against famine. It is a variant of the saying “raise a son for old age and store grain against hunger.”
白叟黄童 白叟黃童 bái sǒu huáng tóng (idiom) White-haired old people and fair-haired children. It refers collectively to people of all ages, young and old. syn
白首黄童 白首黃童 bái shǒu háng tóng (idiom) Old people and children alike, that is, people of all ages. It refers collectively to the young and the old.
喜新厌旧 喜新厭舊 xǐ xīn yàn jiù lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom) / fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old syn
老态 老態 lǎo tài old and frail / decrepit / doddering / decrepitude / infirmities of old age syn
解 xiè acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) / variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old) syn
曹 cáo class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old) syn
新愁旧恨 新愁舊恨 xīn chóu jiù hèn new worries added to old hatred (idiom) / afflicted by problems old and new
旧愁新恨 舊愁新恨 jiù chóu xīn hèn old worries with new hatred added (idiom) / afflicted by problems old and new
旧调重弹 舊調重彈 jiù diào chóng tán replaying the same old tunes (idiom) / conservative, unoriginal and discredited / to keep harping on about the same old stuff syn
推陈布新 推陳佈新 tuī chén bù xīn to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom) / to innovate / to go beyond old ideas / advancing all the time
尗 shū legumes (peas and beans) / uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2] / old variant of 菽[shu1] / old variant of 叔[shu1]
刬旧谋新 剗舊謀新 chǎn jiù móu xīn (idiom) To eliminate the old and seek the new. It refers to reforming old practices in order to promote new ones.
厌故喜新 厭故喜新 yàn gù xǐ xīn (idiom) To dislike the old and favor the new / to be quick to abandon the old for the new.
弃旧恋新 棄舊戀新 qì jiù liàn xīn (idiom) To abandon the old for the new. It criticizes someone for being fickle in love and quickly tiring of what is old.
率由旧则 率由舊則 shuài yóu jiù zé (idiom) To follow the old rules completely and act according to established regulations. It also means “to follow the old institutions.”
青黄不交 青黃不交 qīng huáng bù jiāo (idiom) The old grain supply has run out before the new harvest is available. By extension, it describes a break in continuity between the old and the new.
博士 bó shì n. doctor (as an academic degree) / (old) person specialized in a skill or trade / (old) court academician
小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn
老头 老頭 lǎo tóu old fellow / old man / father / husband syn
古老 gǔ lǎo adj. ancient / old / age-old syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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