Definition
旧地重游 is a four-character idiom meaning 'to revisit a place one has been to before'. The literal translation ('old place again travel') doesn't capture the nostalgic or sentimental tone — it implies returning to a location with past memories, often with a sense of reflection or emotion. Use it when describing going back to a childhood home, an old school, or a city you once lived in.
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to revisit a place one has been to beforeto return to a familiar place (often with nostalgia)
Examples
- 旧地重游，。Èrshí nián hòu jiù dì chóng yóu, xīnli gǎnkǎi wàn qiān.Returning to the old place after twenty years, I was filled with a thousand emotions.
- 旧地重游，。Zhè cì jiù dì chóng yóu, fāxiàn biànhuà hěn dà.This time revisiting the old place, I found it had changed a lot.
- 旧地重游。Tā měinián dōu huì jiù dì chóng yóu yí cì mǔxiào.He returns to his alma mater once a year.
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