old/outdated things; old fogy
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
old and outdated things; obsolete objects; old clunker
Often used deprecatingly to refer to furniture, electronics, or other items that are out of date.
Zhè这
xiē些
jiā家
jù具
dōu都
shì是
lǎo老
gǔ古
dǒng董
le了
，
gāi该
huàn换
xīn新
de的
le了
。
These pieces of furniture are all old antiques; it's time to get new ones.
Tā他
hái还
yòng用
zhe着
nà那
tái台
lǎo老
gǔ古
dǒng董
diàn电
nǎo脑
，
kāi开
jī机
dōu都
yào要
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
。
He's still using that old clunker of a computer; it takes ten minutes just to boot up.
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Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
lǎo老
gǔ古
dǒng董
。
The museum displays many old antiques.
noun
figurative: a person with outdated thinking or habits; old fogy; stick-in-the-mud; fuddy-duddy
informalUsed colloquially to describe someone who resists new ideas or modern trends, often with humorous or mildly disparaging tone.
Nǐ你
bié别
zhè这
me么
lǎo老
gǔ古
dǒng董
hǎo好
bu不
hǎo好
？
Nián年
qīng轻
rén人
dōu都
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
Don't be such an old fogy, okay? Young people have their own ideas.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
lǎo老
gǔ古
dǒng董
，
lián连
zhì智
néng能
shǒu手
jī机
dōu都
bù不
huì会
yòng用
。
He's a stick-in-the-mud who can't even use a smartphone.
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Nǐ你
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
gè个
lǎo老
gǔ古
dǒng董
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
xīn新
guān观
niàn念
gēn根
běn本
jiē接
shòu受
bù不
liǎo了
。
You're simply an old fogy; you can't accept this kind of new concept at all.
Bié别
zuò做
lǎo老
gǔ古
dǒng董
le了
，
shì试
zhe着
jiē接
shòu受
yī一
xià下
liú流
xíng行
wén文
huà化
ba吧
。
Stop being a fuddy-duddy and try to accept pop culture.