旧 (jiù): meaning and stroke order

旧 in our stories

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• 可是楼上没有人住，只放着一些旧东西。

  kěshì lóushàng méiyǒu rén zhù zhǐ fàng zhe yìxiē jiù dōngxi

  But nobody lives upstairs; there are only some old things stored there.

  From the story The noise upstairs HSK 3

• 下课以后，她在操场上看见几个男孩在抢一个旧篮球，就走过去跟他们一起打。

  xiàkè yǐhòu tā zài cāochǎng shàng kànjiàn jǐ gè nánhái zài qiǎng yí gè jiù lánqiú jiù zǒu guòqu gēn tāmen yìqǐ dǎ

  After class she saw some boys fighting over an old basketball in the playground, so she went over and joined in.

  From the story English on the basketball court HSK 5

• 学校图书馆最近出了一件怪事：每个星期一早上，还书箱里都会多出一本旧书，书里夹着一朵干花。

  xuéxiào túshūguǎn zuìjìn chū le yí jiàn guàishì měi gè xīngqīyī zǎoshang huánshūxiāng lǐ dōu huì duō chū yì běn jiù shū shū lǐ jiā zhe yì duǒ gān huā

  Something odd had been happening at the university library: every Monday morning there was an extra old book in the return box, with a dried flower pressed inside.

  From the story Flowers in the book return HSK 5