| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 先 | 先 | xiān | - early - prior - former - in advance - first |
| 前 | 前 | qián | - front - forward - ahead - first - top (followed by a number) - future - ago - before - BC (e.g. 前293年) - former - formerly |
| 原 | 原 | yuán | - former - original - primary - raw - level - cause - source |
| 宿 | 宿 | sù | - lodge for the night - old - former |
| 故 | 故 | gù | - happening - instance - reason - cause - intentional - former - old - friend - therefore - hence - (of people) to die, dead |
| 曾 | 曾 | céng | - once - already - ever (in the past) - former - previously - (past tense marker used before verb or clause) |
| 旧 | 舊 | jiù | - old - opposite: new 新 - former - worn (with age) |
| 前任 | 前任 | qiánrèn | - predecessor - ex- - former - ex (spouse etc) |
| 原来 | 原來 | yuánlái | - original - former - originally - formerly - at first - so, actually, as it turns out |
| 原先 | 原先 | yuánxiān | - former - original |
| 原有 | 原有 | yuányǒu | - original - former |
| 曾经 | 曾經 | céngjīng | - once - already - former - previously - ever - (past tense marker used before verb or clause) |
| 过去 | 過去 | guòqu | - (in the) past - former - previous - to go over - to pass by |
| 昔 | 昔 | xī | - former times - the past - Taiwan pr. [xi2] |
| 交趾 | 交趾 | Jiāozhǐ | - former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam |
| 先王 | 先王 | xiānwáng | - former kings - former emperors - in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou |
| 先贤 | 先賢 | xiānxián | - worthy predecessor - distinguished person of the past - former sage |
| 先辈 | 先輩 | xiānbèi | - elders - former generations |
| 前夫 | 前夫 | qiánfū | - former husband |
| 前嫌 | 前嫌 | qiánxián | - former hatred - bygone enmity |
| 前情 | 前情 | qiánqíng | - former love - former circumstances |
| 前凉 | 前涼 | QiánLiáng | - Former Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376) |
| 前汉 | 前漢 | QiánHàn | - Former Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4], Western Han Dynasty |
| 前燕 | 前燕 | QiánYān | - Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370) |
| 前秦 | 前秦 | QiánQín | - Former Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (351-395) |
| 前者 | 前者 | qiánzhě | - the former |
| 前赵 | 前趙 | QiánZhào | - Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329) |
| 古宅 | 古宅 | gǔzhái | - former residence |
| 古早 | 古早 | gǔzǎo | - (Taiwan) old times - former times |
| 妥坝 | 妥壩 | Tuǒbà | - former county from 1983 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet - replaced by Qamdo, Zhag'yab and Jomdo counties in 1999 |
| 宜山 | 宜山 | Yíshān | - former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yi2 zhou1] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi |
| 宁冈 | 寧岡 | Nínggāng | - former Ninggang county in Jiangxi, now within Jinggangshan county level city 井岡山市|井冈山市[Jing3 gang1 shan1 shi4] in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi |
| 康区 | 康區 | Kāngqū | - former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan |
| 康巴 | 康巴 | Kāngbā | - Khampa, subdivision of Tibetan ethnic group - former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan |
| 往事 | 往事 | wǎngshì | - past events - former happenings |
| 往届 | 往屆 | wǎngjiè | - former sessions - former years |
| 往时 | 往時 | wǎngshí | - past events - former times |
| 往迹 | 往跡 | wǎngjì | - past events - former times |
| 故交 | 故交 | gùjiāo | - former acquaintance - old friend |
| 故地 | 故地 | gùdì | - once familiar places - former haunts |
| 故宅 | 故宅 | gùzhái | - former home |
| 故宫 | 故宮 | gùgōng | - former imperial palace |
| 故居 | 故居 | gùjū | - former residence |
| 故业 | 故業 | gùyè | - old estate - former empire - former occupation |
| 故第 | 故第 | gùdì | - former residence |
| 故辙 | 故轍 | gùzhé | - former track - old rut - stuck in old conventions |
| 故都 | 故都 | gùdū | - former capital - ancient capital |
| 昔年 | 昔年 | xīnián | - former years - previous years |
| 百色 | 百色 | Bǎisè | - Baise prefecture level city in Guangxi - former pr. [Bo2 se4] |
| 祖居 | 祖居 | zǔjū | - former residence - one's original home |
| 旧事 | 舊事 | jiùshì | - old affair - former matter |
| 旧交 | 舊交 | jiùjiāo | - old friend - former acquaintance |
| 旧例 | 舊例 | jiùlì | - old rules - example from the past - former practices |
| 旧俗 | 舊俗 | jiùsú | - former custom - old ways |
| 旧名 | 舊名 | jiùmíng | - former name |
| 旧地 | 舊地 | jiùdì | - once familiar places - former haunts |
| 旧址 | 舊址 | jiùzhǐ | - former site - old location |
| 旧宅 | 舊宅 | jiùzhái | - former residence |
| 旧居 | 舊居 | jiùjū | - old residence - former home |
| 旧怨 | 舊怨 | jiùyuàn | - old grievance - former complaint |
| 旧态 | 舊態 | jiùtài | - old posture - former situation |
| 旧故 | 舊故 | jiùgù | - old friend - former acquaintance |
| 旧日 | 舊日 | jiùrì | - former times - olden days |
| 旧物 | 舊物 | jiùwù | - old property (esp. inherited from former generation) - former territory |
| 旧疾 | 舊疾 | jiùjí | - old illness - former affliction |
| 旧病 | 舊病 | jiùbìng | - old illness - former affliction |
| 旧知 | 舊知 | jiùzhī | - old acquaintance - former friend |
| 旧约 | 舊約 | jiùyuē | - former agreement - former contract - Old testament |
| 旧习 | 舊習 | jiùxí | - old habit - former custom |
| 旧观 | 舊觀 | jiùguān | - former appearance - what it used to look like |
| 旧识 | 舊識 | jiùshí | - former acquaintance - old friend |
| 旧貌 | 舊貌 | jiùmào | - old look - former appearance |
| 旧贯 | 舊貫 | jiùguàn | - old system - former rules |
| 陶乐 | 陶樂 | Táolè | - former Taole county, now in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[Ping2 luo2 xian4], Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], Ningxia |
| 雷龙 | 雷龍 | léilóng | - apatosaurus - former name: brontosaurus |
| 鳏夫 | 鰥夫 | guānfū | - former husband - widower |
| 盐井 | 鹽井 | Yánjǐng | - Yanjing, common place name - former county 1983-1999, now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县[Mang2 kang1 xian4] in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet |
| 今古文 | 今古文 | jīngǔwén | - former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经 |
| 今文经 | 今文經 | jīnwénjīng | - former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars |
| 前总理 | 前總理 | qiánzǒnglǐ | - former prime minister |
| 前总统 | 前總統 | qiánzǒngtǒng | - former president |
| 前苏联 | 前蘇聯 | qiánSūlián | - former Soviet Union |
| 前首相 | 前首相 | qiánshǒuxiàng | - former prime minister |
| 原苏联 | 原蘇聯 | yuánSūlián | - former Soviet Union |
| 同安县 | 同安縣 | Tóngānxiàn | - former Tong'an county, now Tong'an district 同安區|同安区[Tong2 an1 qu1] of Xiamen city, Fujian |
| 妥坝县 | 妥壩縣 | Tuǒbàxiàn | - former county from 1983 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet - divided into Qamdo, Zhag'yab and Jomdo counties in 1999 |
| 宜山县 | 宜山縣 | Yíshānxiàn | - former Yishan county, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yi2 zhou1] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi |
| 宜山镇 | 宜山鎮 | Yíshānzhèn | - former Yizhan town, now called Yizhou county level city 宜州市[Yi2 zhou1 shi4] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi |
| 宁夏省 | 寧夏省 | NíngxiàShěng | - former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] |
| 宁冈县 | 寧岡縣 | Nínggāngxiàn | - former Ninggang county in Jiangxi, now within Jinggangshan county level city 井岡山市|井冈山市[Jing3 gang1 shan1 shi4] in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi |
| 平谷县 | 平谷縣 | Pínggǔxiàn | - former Pinggu county, now Pinggu rural district in Beijing, |
| 怀柔县 | 懷柔縣 | Huáiróuxiàn | - former Huairou county, now Huairou rural district of Beijing |
| 旅大市 | 旅大市 | LǚDàshì | - former name of Dalian city 大連|大连[Da4 lian2] incorporating Lüshun 旅順|旅顺[Lu:3 shun4] |
| 东京湾 | 東京灣 | DōngjīngWān | - Tokyo Bay - former name of 北部灣|北部湾[Bei3 bu4 Wan1], Gulf of Tonkin |
| 百色市 | 百色市 | Bǎisèshì | - Baise prefecture level city in Guangxi - former pr. [Bo2 se4] |
| 绥远省 | 綏遠省 | Suíyuǎnshěng | - former Suiyuan province in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi |
| 旧时代 | 舊時代 | jiùshídài | - former times - the olden days |
| 迷惑龙 | 迷惑龍 | míhuolóng | - apatosaurus - former name: brontosaurus - also called 雷龍|雷龙[lei2 long2] |
| 金正银 | 金正銀 | JīnZhèngyín | - former spelling of Kim Jong-eun 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1] |
| 锦西县 | 錦西縣 | Jǐnxīxiàn | - former Jinxi county, now part of Nanpiao district 南票[Nan2 piao4] of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市[Hu2 lu2 dao3 shi4], Liaoning |
| 防城县 | 防城縣 | Fángchéngxiàn | - former Fangcheng county, now Fangcheng district 防城區|防城区[Fang2 cheng2 qu1] of Fangchenggang city |
| 陶乐县 | 陶樂縣 | Táolèxiàn | - former Taole county, now in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[Ping2 luo2 xian4], Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], Ningxia |
| 隆格尔 | 隆格爾 | Lónggéěr | - former Lunggar county 1983-1999 occupying parts of Zhongba county 仲巴縣|仲巴县[Zhong4 ba1 xian4], Ngari prefecture, Tibet |
| 黄海道 | 黃海道 | Huánghǎidào | - former Hwanghae Province 황해도 of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954 |
| 今文经学 | 今文經學 | jīnwénjīngxué | - former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars |
| 原班人马 | 原班人馬 | yuánbānrénmǎ | - original cast - former team |
| 四平地区 | 四平地區 | Sìpíngdìqū | - former Siping prefecture, Jilin |
| 康巴地区 | 康巴地區 | Kāngbādìqū | - former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan |
| 康巴藏区 | 康巴藏區 | KāngbāZàngqū | - former Kham province of Tibet, now split between Tibet and Sichuan |
| 永吉地区 | 永吉地區 | Yǒngjídìqū | - former Yongji prefecture, Jilin |
| 白城地区 | 白城地區 | Báichéngdìqū | - former Baicheng prefecture, Jilin |
| 百色地区 | 百色地區 | Bǎisèdìqū | - Baise prefecture in Guangxi - former pr. [Bo2 se4] |
| 通化地区 | 通化地區 | Tōnghuàdìqū | - former Tonghua prefecture, Jilin |
| 阿普吐龙 | 阿普吐龍 | āpǔtǔlóng | - apatosaurus - former name: brontosaurus - also called 雷龍|雷龙[lei2 long2] |
| 隆格尔县 | 隆格爾縣 | Lónggéěrxiàn | - former Lunggar county 1983-1999 occupying parts of Zhongba county 仲巴縣|仲巴县[Zhong4 ba1 xian4], Ngari prefecture, Tibet |
| 原南斯拉夫 | 原南斯拉夫 | yuánNánsīlāfū | - former Yugoslavia (1945-1992) |
| 北京语言学院 | 北京語言學院 | BěijīngYǔyánXuéyuàn | - Beijing Language Institute - former name of 北京語言大學|北京语言大学[Bei3 jing1 Yu3 yan2 Da4 xue2] Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) |
| 额尔古纳右旗 | 額爾古納右旗 | Éěrgǔnàyòuqí | - former Ergun Right banner, now in Ergun county level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia |
| 额尔古纳左旗 | 額爾古納左旗 | Éěrgǔnàzuǒqí | - former Ergun Left banner, now in Ergun county level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia |
| 德意志联邦共和国 | 德意志聯邦共和國 | DéyìzhìLiánbāngGònghéguó | - Federal Republic of Germany - former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany |
| 普洱哈尼族彝族自治县 | 普洱哈尼族彞族自治縣 | PǔěrHānízúYízúzìzhìxiàn | - former Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county in Yunnan, renamed in 2007 Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县, capital Pu'er city 普洱市 |
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