Definition

1. Noun:
   • Old time; former time: A period in the past, often with a sense of being bygone or historical.
   • Old-fashioned; outdated: Used as an adjective to describe ideas, customs, or objects that belong to the past and are no longer modern or current.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Những câu chuyện từ thời cựu thời thật hấp dẫn. (Stories from the old times are truly fascinating.)
  • Phong tục này bắt nguồn từ cựu thời. (This custom originates from the former time.)
• Adjective:
  • Ông ấy có những quan niệm rất cựu thời. (He has very old-fashioned views.)
  • Kiến trúc cựu thời của tòa nhà được bảo tồn cẩn thận. (The building's old-time architecture is carefully preserved.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to evoke nostalgia or to contrast the past with the present.
  • Cô ấy hoài niệm về nét đẹp cựu thời. (She feels nostalgic for the beauty of the olden days.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xưa cũ (adj): Old, ancient, former. Often interchangeable with "cựu thời" when used as an adjective.
  • Những máy móc xưa cũ. (Old-fashioned machinery.)

Synonyms

• Olden days: A period in the distant past.
• Bygone era: A period that has completely passed.
• Outdated: No longer current or modern (for adjectival use).

Related Idioms

• While "cựu thời" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in phrases that contrast time periods.
  • Tân thời và cựu thời. (Modern times and old times.)

noun

1. old time; former time