xùjiù

叙旧

Word · VerbTraditional敘舊

reminisce; talk about old times

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to reminisce (about old times); to talk about past events

Used when friends or relatives meet and talk about shared past experiences. Often implies a warm, nostalgic conversation.

Lǎo老
tóng同
xué学
yī一
jiàn见
miàn面
jiù就
xù叙
qǐ起
jiù旧
lái来
le了
 。

As soon as the old classmates met, they started reminiscing about old times.

Chūn春
jié节
huí回
jiā家
 ,
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
hé和
qīn亲
qi戚
men们
xù叙
jiù旧
 。

When I go home for Spring Festival, I enjoy catching up with relatives.

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Duō多
nián年
bù不
jiàn见
de的
hǎo好
yǒu友
jù聚
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
xù叙
jiù旧
 ,
liáo聊
de得
hěn很
kāi开
xīn心
 。

Good friends who hadn't seen each other for years got together to reminisce and chatted happily.

Tā他
men们
biān边
hē喝
chá茶
biān边
xù叙
jiù旧
 ,
fǎng仿
fú佛
huí回
dào到
le了
xué学
shēng生
shí时
dài代
 。

They drank tea while reminiscing, as if they had returned to their student days.