gǔ dǒng
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  • 1

    n.antique; curio

    • tā shōu cáng le hěn duō gǔ dǒng

      收藏古董

      He has a large collection of antiques.

    • tā jīng yíng gǔ dǒng

      经营古董

      He deals in antiques.

    • zhè bù shì zhēn zhèng de gǔ dǒng

      真正古董

      This isn't a genuine antique.

  • 2

    n.metaoutmoded item

    • zhè ge gǔ dǒng hěn zhí qián

      古董值钱

      This outmoded item is valuable.

    • wú jià zhī bǎo de gǔ dǒng zài dà huǒ zhōng fén huǐ

      无价之宝古董大火焚毁

      Priceless antiques were destroyed in the fire.

    • gǔ dǒng de jià zhí yī tā men de bǎo cún zhuàng kuàng hé xī yǒu chéng dù ér dìng

      古董价值它们保存状况稀有程度

      The value of antiques will depend on their condition and rarity.

  • 3

    n.derogmetaold fashioned person; old fogey/fossil

    • tā shì yī gè lǎo gǔ dǒng

      古董

      He is an old fogey.

    • tā gōng jī tā de duì shǒu jiāng tā chēng wéi zhèng zhì gǔ dǒng

      攻击对手称为政治古董

      He aimed his attacks at his opponent, calling him a "political dinosaur".

    • wǒ bù xiǎng ràng zì jǐ tīng shang qu xiàng yī gè lǎo gǔ dǒng

      不想自己上去古董

      I don't want to sound like I'm some old fogy.

Word usage

  • Note
    "古董" cannot be written as "骨董".
  • "古董" is often matched with measure word "件"or"批".
    • 古董

      one antique

    • 古董

      one batch of antique