33 sentences for 旧 (jiù — former) — page 2 of 2

21. 在旧社会，不少西北汉子靠赶脚养家糊口。

    zài jiù shè​huì, bù​shǎo Xī​běi hàn​zi kào gǎn​jiǎo yǎng​jiā​hú​kǒu.

    In the old society, many men in Northwest China made a living as animal transporters.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

22. 他终于冲破了旧礼教的禁锢，获得了自由。

    tā zhōng​yú chōng​pò le jiù lǐ​jiào de jìn​gù, huò​dé le zì​yóu.

    He finally broke through the shackles of old ethics and gained freedom.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

23. 旧社会有很多中国人被骗到海外去当苦力。

    jiù shè​huì yǒu hěn​duō Zhōng​guó​rén bèi piàn dào hǎi​wài qù dāng kǔ​lì.

    In the old society, many Chinese people were tricked into going overseas to work as coolies.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

24. 旧社会已经过去，如今正是光天化日的盛世。

    jiù shè​huì yǐ​jīng guò​qù, rú​jīn zhèng shì guāng​tiān​huà​rì de shèng​shì.

    The old society is a thing of the past; today is a prosperous era of peace and justice.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

25. 在旧时代，有钱人家里通常会雇佣几个用人。

    zài jiù shí​dài, yǒu​qián​rén jiā​lǐ tōng​cháng huì gù​yōng jǐ gè yòng​rén.

    In the old days, wealthy families usually employed several servants.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

26. 在旧时代的文学作品中，护士常被称为看护。

    zài jiù shí​dài de wén​xué zuò​pǐn zhōng, hù​shi cháng bèi chēng​wéi kān​hù.

    In old literature, nurses were often referred to as 'caregivers'.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

27. 在旧社会，这个村子里的土地都归几家大户所有。

    zài jiù shè​huì, zhè​ge cūn​zi lǐ de tǔ​dì dōu guī jǐ jiā dà​hù suǒ​yǒu.

    In the old society, the land in this village was owned by a few wealthy families.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

28. 在旧时代的矿区，把头往往掌握着工人们的生计。

    zài jiù shí​dài de kuàng​qū, bǎ tóu wǎng​wǎng zhǎng​wò zhe gōng​rén men de shēng​jì.

    In the old days of the mining areas, labor bosses often controlled the workers' livelihoods.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

29. 由于市场环境的变化，旧的经济政策已经完全失灵。

    yóu​yú shì​chǎng huán​jìng de biàn​huà, jiù de jīng​jì zhèng​cè yǐ​jīng wán​quán shī​líng.

    Due to changes in the market environment, the old economic policies have become completely ineffective.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

30. 这位历史学家正在研究旧社会妓院产生的社会背景。

    zhè wèi lì​shǐ​xué​jiā zhèng​zài yán​jiū jiù shè​huì jì​yuàn chǎn​shēng de shè​huì bèi​jǐng.

    The historian is researching the social context behind the emergence of brothels in the old society.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

31. 在这篇描写旧社会的文学作品中，工友们的生活非常困苦。

    zài zhè piān miáo​xiě jiù shè​huì de wén​xué zuò​pǐn zhōng, gōng​yǒu men de shēng​huó fēi​cháng kùn​kǔ.

    In this literary work describing the old society, the lives of workers were very miserable.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

32. 在那部描写旧社会的戏剧中，那个王八的形象被刻画得极坏。

    zài nà bù miáo​xiě jiù shè​huì de xì​jù zhōng, nà​gè wáng​ba de xíng​xiàng bèi kè​huà de jí huài.

    In that play depicting the old society, the character of that scoundrel was portrayed as being extremely wicked.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

33. 旧时代有些富家子弟喜欢出入这种场所，寻找年轻貌美的相公。

    jiù shí​dài yǒu​xiē fù​jiā zǐ​dì xǐ​huan chū​rù zhè zhǒng chǎng​suǒ, xún​zhǎo nián​qīng mào​měi de xiàng​gong.

    In the old days, some sons of wealthy families liked to frequent such places to seek out young and handsome male entertainers.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary