| 守旧派 |
shǒu jiù pài |
person who sticks to old ways; a diehard; a conservative |
| 守 |
shǒu |
to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining |
| 守旧 |
shǒu jiù |
conservative / reactionary |
| 旧 |
jiù |
old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age) |
| 旧派 |
jiù pài |
old school / conservative faction |
| 派 |
pā |
used in 派司 |
| 派 |
pài |
(literary) tributary; branch of a river / clique; school; group; faction / (bound form) style; manner / to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie |