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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
- 古文[word]prose written in the classical literary style; pre-Qin Chinese script
- 古板[word]old-fashioned and inflexible; obstinate/stubborn person
- 古典主义[word]classicism
- 古建筑[word]Ancient Building
- 古旧[word]antiquated
- 古迹[word]historical site
- 古语[word]archaism; old saying
- 古龙[word]a surname; Gu Long , Chinese novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director
- 古柯[word]coca
- 古往今来[idiom]throughout the ages
- 古里古怪[idiom]eccentric
- 古为今用[idiom]make the past serve the present
- 古今中外[idiom]ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign
- 古色古香[idiom]be with old world character/charm
- 古道热肠[idiom]considerate and warm-hearted
- 古木参天[idiom]There are centuries-old trees reaching up towards the sky.
- 古貌古心[idiom]having an ancient face and heart
- 古井不波[idiom]impervious to desires and passions