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重操旧业
chóng​cāo​jiù​yè

to resume one's old trade

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 重 chóng adverb
    again
    once more; anew; re-
  2. 操 cāo verbnoun
    to operate
    to manage; to control; to steer; to do; to engage in a profession
  3. 旧业 舊業 jiù​yè
    former profession
    One's old trade or the line of work one previously engaged in.