重操旧业

Traditional: 重操舊業

chóng cāo jiù yè

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to resume one's old trade

What does 重操旧业 mean?

重操旧业 (chóng cāo jiù yè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to resume one's old trade

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重chóngto repeat · repetition 操cāoold variant of 操[cao1]旧jiùold · opposite: new 新业Yèsurname Ye

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重操旧业

chóng cāo jiù yè

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