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Chinese dictionary
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n.ancient times; former ages; antiquity
太古
remote antiquity
古往今来
from antiquity to the present
远古
remote antiquity
- 2
adj.sincere and simple
人心不古。
Public morality has degenerated.
- 3
n.a form of pre-Tang poetry
五古
Wu Yan poetry
- 4
n.Gu, a surname
Words and phrases with 古
- 古董[word]antique; outmoded item
- 古板[word]old-fashioned and inflexible; obstinate/stubborn person
- 古生物[word]ancient extinct life
- 古兰经[word]Koran
- 古人[word]forefathers; Neanderthal
- 古文[word]prose written in the classical literary style; pre-Qin Chinese script
- 古风[word]ancient customs; a form of pre-Tang poetry
- 古城[word]ancient city
- 古籍[word]ancient books
- 古木参天[idiom]There are centuries-old trees reaching up towards the sky.
- 古色古香[idiom]be with old world character/charm
- 古往今来[idiom]throughout the ages
- 古已有之[idiom]have existed since ancient times
- 古道热肠[idiom]considerate and warm-hearted
- 古貌古心[idiom]having an ancient face and heart
- 古为今用[idiom]make the past serve the present
- 古里古怪[idiom]eccentric
- 古井不波[idiom]impervious to desires and passions