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Usage of the character 古

[古]
  • ancient
  • old
  • paleo-
[古]
  • surname Gu
gǔyàn
古砚
[古硯]
  • antique ink slab
  • CL:台 (tái)
Gǔjiāo
古交
[古交]
  • Gujiao, county-level city in Taiyuan 太原 ( Tàiyuán), Shanxi
gǔrén
古人
[古人]
  • people of ancient times
  • the ancients
  • extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
  • (literary) deceased person
jīgǔ
稽古
[稽古]
  • to learn from the ancients
  • to study the classic texts
gǔmù
古墓
[古墓]
  • old tomb (archaeology)
gǔchà
古刹
[古剎]
  • old Buddhist temple
Gǔkēng
古坑
[古坑]
  • Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣/云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan
gèngǔ
亘古
[亙古]
  • throughout time
  • from ancient times (up to the present)
gǔyì
古义
[古義]
  • ancient meaning
  • original or etymological meaning of a word
gǔqín
古琴
[古琴]
  • guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers
kǎogǔ
考古
[考古]
  • archaeology
shànggǔ
上古
[上古]
  • the distant past
  • ancient times
  • antiquity
  • early historical times
gǔwán
古玩
[古玩]
  • antique
  • curio
gǔjí
古籍
[古籍]
  • ancient text
  • antique books
gǔbǎn
古板
[古板]
  • outmoded
  • old-fashioned
  • inflexible
Gǔzhàng
古丈
[古丈]
  • Guzhang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)
gǔbǎo
古堡
[古堡]
  • ancient castle
gǔfēng
古风
[古風]
  • old style
  • old custom
  • a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩/古体诗 (gǔtǐshī)
Gǔtǎ
古塔
[古塔]
  • Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市/锦州市, Liaoning
gǔwén
古文
[古文]
  • old language
  • the Classics
  • Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose
  • Classical Chinese as a school subject
gǔyàn
古谚
[古諺]
  • ancient proverb
  • old saying
gǔdū
古都
[古都]
  • ancient capital
gǔshū
古书
[古書]
  • ancient book
  • old book
Gǔlàng
古浪
[古浪]
  • Gulang county in Wuwei 武威 ( Wǔwēi), Gansu
huáigǔ
怀古
[懷古]
  • to recall the past
  • to cherish the memory of past events
  • to reminisce
  • nostalgic
fùgǔ
复古
[復古]
  • to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
  • to turn back the clock
  • neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
  • retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
shīgǔ
师古
[師古]
  • following the ways of old
  • in imitation of ancient style
gǔxī
古昔
[古昔]
  • (literary) ancient times
  • in olden days
nǐgǔ
拟古
[擬古]
  • to emulate a classic
  • to work in the style of a classic (author)
Gǔjìn
古晋
[古晉]
  • Kuching (city in Malaysia)
Hónggǔ
红古
[紅古]
  • Honggu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市/兰州市 ( Lánzhōu Shì), Gansu
Zhōng Gǔ
中古
[中古]
  • Sino-Cuban
  • China-Cuba
Gǔnuò
古诺
[古諾]
  • Gounod (name)
  • Charles Gounod (1818-1893), French musician and opera composer
gǔfāng
古方
[古方]
  • ancient prescription
gǔpǔ
古朴
[古樸]
  • simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
Gǔtián
古田
[古田]
  • Gutian county in Ningde 寧德/宁德 ( Níngdé), Fujian
gǔxùn
古训
[古訓]
  • old adage; ancient teaching
jìngǔ
近古
[近古]
  • near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
Gǔchí
古驰
[古馳]
  • Gucci (brand)
nìgǔ
泥古
[泥古]
  • stick-in-the-mud
  • to stick to old ways
  • stubbornly conservative
zhōnggǔ
中古
[中古]
  • medieval
  • Middle Ages
  • Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties
  • Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English)
  • used
  • second-hand
gǔguài
古怪
[古怪]
  • strange
  • weird
  • eccentric
  • bizarre
diàogǔ
吊古
[弔古]
  • to revisit the past
  • to commemorate
zuògǔ
作古
[作古]
  • to die
  • to pass away
gǔkē
古柯
[古柯]
  • (botany) coca (source of cocaine)
gǔshí
古时
[古時]
  • antiquity
gǔzhái
古宅
[古宅]
  • former residence
gǔdǒng
古董
[古董]
  • curio
  • antique
gǔjì
古迹
[古蹟]
  • places of historic interest
  • historical sites
  • CL:個/个 (gè)
gǔxī
古稀
[古稀]
  • seventy years old
gǔyǔ
古语
[古語]
  • ancient language
  • old expression
gǔlǔ
古鲁
[古魯]
  • guru (loanword)
lǎngǔ
览古
[覽古]
  • to visit historic sites
yuǎngǔ
远古
[遠古]
  • antiquity
  • ancient times
gǔjiù
古旧
[古舊]
  • archaic
Pángǔ
盘古
[盤古]
  • Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)
Měnggǔ
蒙古
[蒙古]
  • Mongolia
fǎnggǔ
访古
[訪古]
  • to search for ancient relics
kuànggǔ
旷古
[曠古]
  • since the dawn of time
  • from the year dot
fǎnggǔ
仿古
[仿古]
  • pseudo-classical
  • modeled on antique
  • in the old style
gǔjīn
古今
[古今]
  • then and now
  • ancient and modern
Gǔqí
古奇
[古奇]
  • Gucci (brand)
gǔlái
古来
[古來]
  • since ancient times; it has ever been the case that
Bìgǔ
庇古
[庇古]
  • Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-1959), British economist
Gǔyě
古冶
[古冶]
  • Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市 ( Tángshānshì), Hebei
Bó Gǔ
博古
[博古]
  • Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash
wǎnggǔ
往古
[往古]
  • in former times
  • in olden days
gǔzì
古字
[古字]
  • ancient character
  • archaic form of a Chinese character
gǔbì
古币
[古幣]
  • old coin
gǔlǎo
古老
[古老]
  • ancient
  • old
  • age-old
Ménggǔ
萌古
[萌古]
  • (archaic) Mongol
qiāngǔ
千古
[千古]
  • for all eternity
  • throughout all ages
  • eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)
gǔzhēng
古筝
[古箏]
  • guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴 (guqǐn) during Tang and Song times)
Gǔ Lóng
古龙
[古龍]
  • Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter
gǔshǐ
古史
[古史]
  • ancient history
gǔchéng
古城
[古城]
  • ancient city
huánggǔ
皇古
[皇古]
  • ancient times
gǔshī
古诗
[古詩]
  • old verse
  • Classical Chinese poem
suìgǔ
邃古
[邃古]
  • remote antiquity
gǔdài
古代
[古代]
  • ancient times
Gǔlìn
古蔺
[古藺]
  • Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州/泸州 ( Lúzhōu), Sichuan
gǔguó
古国
[古國]
  • ancient country
gǔdiǎn
古典
[古典]
  • classical
zìgǔ
自古
[自古]
  • (since) ancient times
  • (from) time immemorial
gǔzhuāng
古装
[古裝]
  • ancient costume
  • period costume (in movies etc)
gǔyīn
古音
[古音]
  • ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character
  • classical speech sounds
tàigǔ
太古
[太古]
  • immemorial
gǔzǎo
古早
[古早]
  • (Tw) old times
  • former times
Gǔbā
古巴
[古巴]
  • Cuba
Gǔbō
古波
[古波]
  • Gubo (a personal name)
gǔwù
古物
[古物]
  • antique
gǔdào
古道
[古道]
  • ancient road
  • precepts of the antiquity
Gǔxiàn
古县
[古縣]
  • Gu county in Linfen 臨汾/临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi
Hónggǔ Qū
红古区
[紅古區]
  • Honggu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市/兰州市 ( Lánzhōu Shì), Gansu
gǔwénmíng
古文明
[古文明]
  • ancient civilization
Mínggǔwū
名古屋
[名古屋]
  • Nagoya, city in Japan
Xùlāgǔ
叙拉古
[敘拉古]
  • Syracuse, Sicily
  • also written 錫拉庫薩/锡拉库萨 ( Xīlākùsà)
Gǔchéngqū
古城区
[古城區]
  • Old town district
  • Gucheng district of Lijiang city 麗江市/丽江市 ( Lìjiāngshì), Yunnan
Gǔběijiè
古北界
[古北界]
  • Palearctic realm
Gǔtiánxiàn
古田县
[古田縣]
  • Gutian county in Ningde 寧德/宁德 ( Níngdé), Fujian
gǔdàoniǎo
古盗鸟
[古盜鳥]
  • Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)
Gǔdēngbǎo
古登堡
[古登堡]
  • Gutenberg (name)
  • Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400-1468), inventor in Europe of the printing press
  • Beno Gutenberg (1889-1960), German-born US seismologist, coinventor of the Richter magnitude scale
Tàigǔzhòu
太古宙
[太古宙]
  • Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)
gǔkēshù
古柯树
[古柯樹]
  • coca plant (source of cocaine)
Gǔlàngxiàn
古浪县
[古浪縣]
  • Gulang county in Wuwei 武威 ( Wǔwēi), Gansu
gǔlóngshuǐ
古龙水
[古龍水]
  • (loanword) cologne
gǔzhuāngjù
古装剧
[古裝劇]
  • costume drama
Gōnggǔ'ěr
龚古尔
[龔古爾]
  • Goncourt (name)
Měnggǔrén
蒙古人
[蒙古人]
  • Mongol
gǔwándiàn
古玩店
[古玩店]
  • antique store
Bōláigǔ
波来古
[波來古]
  • Pleiku, Vietnam
Gǔgēnhǎn
古根罕
[古根罕]
  • Guggenheim (name)
gǔxīntǒng
古新统
[古新統]
  • Palaeocene system (geology)
Nàgǔwū
那古屋
[那古屋]
  • Nagoya, city in Japan (old spelling)
gǔlāgé
古拉格
[古拉格]
  • gulag (loanword)
Gǔxīnshì
古新世
[古新世]
  • Palaeocene (geological epoch from 65m-55m years ago)
Gǔdǒngtān
古董滩
[古董灘]
  • Gudong desert or Antiques desert at Han dynasty Yangguan pass 陽關/阳关 ( Yángguān), named after many Han dynasty archaeological discoveries
zhūgǔlì
朱古力
[朱古力]
  • chocolate (loanword)
  • CL:塊/块 (kuài)
Gǔshēngdài
古生代
[古生代]
  • Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀/寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀/奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀/志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀/泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀/石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀/二叠纪
Yuángǔzhòu
元古宙
[元古宙]
  • pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)
Měnggǔlǐ
蒙古里
[蒙古里]
  • (archaic) Mongol
gǔ Luómǎ
古罗马
[古羅馬]
  • ancient Rome
Gǔ Qiàndào
古纤道
[古縴道]
  • Old Towpath along the Grand Canal in Zhejiang Province
Měnggǔzú
蒙古族
[蒙古族]
  • Mongol ethnic group of north China and Inner Mongolia
Wài Měnggǔ
外蒙古
[外蒙古]
  • Outer Mongolia
Měnggǔguó
蒙古国
[蒙古國]
  • Mongolia
gǔshíhou
古时候
[古時候]
  • in ancient times
  • in olden days
Gǔyěqū
古冶区
[古冶區]
  • Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市 ( Tángshānshì), Hebei
gǔtǐshī
古体诗
[古體詩]
  • a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line
měnggǔbāo
蒙古包
[蒙古包]
  • yurt
Dégǔlā
德古拉
[德古拉]
  • Dracula, novel by Bram Stoker
  • Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476), nicknamed Vlad the Impaler or Dracula
gǔdìcí
古地磁
[古地磁]
  • paleomagnetism
gǔrénlèi
古人类
[古人類]
  • ancient human species such as Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis
Gǔlìnxiàn
古蔺县
[古藺縣]
  • Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州/泸州 ( Lúzhōu), Sichuan
gǔkējiǎn
古柯碱
[古柯鹼]
  • (loanword) cocaine
gǔ Yǎdiǎn
古雅典
[古雅典]
  • ancient Athens
xīngǔdiǎn
新古典
[新古典]
  • neoclassical
gǔdiǎnyuè
古典乐
[古典樂]
  • classical music (mainly Western)
Yìngǔshí
印古什
[印古什]
  • Ingushetia, republic in southwestern Russia
gǔzǎowèi
古早味
[古早味]
  • (Tw) traditional style
  • old-fashioned feel
  • flavor of yesteryear
gǔdiǎnpài
古典派
[古典派]
  • classicists
kǎogǔtí
考古题
[考古題]
  • questions from previous years' exams (Tw)
Gǔtǎqū
古塔区
[古塔區]
  • Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市/锦州市, Liaoning
gǔlǔlǔ
古鲁鲁
[古魯魯]
  • (onom.) the sound of a rolling object
Tánggǔlā
唐古拉
[唐古拉]
  • Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原 ( Qīng Zànggāoyuán)
nígǔdīng
尼古丁
[尼古丁]
  • nicotine (loanword)
Tàigǔdài
太古代
[太古代]
  • Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)
jīngǔwén
今古文
[今古文]
  • Former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經/六经 ( Liùjīng)
Gǔlánjīng
古兰经
[古蘭經]
  • the Koran
Yuángǔdài
元古代
[元古代]
  • Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)
lǎogǔbǎn
老古板
[老古板]
  • overly conservative
  • old-fashioned
  • old fogey
  • a square
gǔ Xīlà
古希腊
[古希臘]
  • ancient Greece
Měnggǔyǔ
蒙古语
[蒙古語]
  • Mongolian language
Gǔzhàng Xiàn
古丈县
[古丈縣]
  • Guzhang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)
Gǔkēngxiāng
古坑乡
[古坑鄉]
  • Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣/云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan
Gǔjiāoshì
古交市
[古交市]
  • Gujiao, county-level city in Taiyuan 太原 ( Tàiyuán), Shanxi
gǔhuòzǎi
古惑仔
[古惑仔]
  • gangster
  • hooligan
  • problem youth
  • at-risk youth
gǔshēngwù
古生物
[古生物]
  • paleo-organism
gǔdàishǐ
古代史
[古代史]
  • ancient history
kǎogǔxué
考古学
[考古學]
  • archaeology
gǔtóngsè
古铜色
[古銅色]
  • bronze color
Mínggǔlǔ
明古鲁
[明古魯]
  • Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
Tōnggǔsī
通古斯
[通古斯]
  • Tungus
Nèiměnggǔ
内蒙古
[內蒙古]
  • Inner Mongolia (abbr. for 內蒙古自治區/内蒙古自治区 ( Nèiměnggǔ Zìzhìqū))
kǎogǔjiā
考古家
[考古家]
  • archaeologist
Pángǔshì
盘古氏
[盤古氏]
  • Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)
Fùgǔhuì
复古会
[復古會]
  • anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培 ( Cài Yuánpéi)
  • aka 光復會/光复会 ( Guāngfùhuì)
gǔlǎoròu
古老肉
[古老肉]
  • sweet and sour pork
  • also written 咕嚕肉/咕噜肉 (gūlūròu)
shànggǔ Hànyǔ
上古汉语
[上古漢語]
  • Old Chinese (linguistics)
gǔwénzìxué
古文字学
[古文字學]
  • paleography
bógǔtōngjīn
博古通今
[博古通今]
  • conversant with things past and present
  • erudite and informed
kuànggǔwèiyǒu
旷古未有
[曠古未有]
  • never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  • unprecedented
gǔrénlèixué
古人类学
[古人類學]
  • paleoanthropology
Gǔmù Lìyǐng
古墓丽影
[古墓麗影]
  • Tomb Raider (computer game)
Tàigǔ Yángháng
太古洋行
[太古洋行]
  • Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)
gǔmùzàngqún
古墓葬群
[古墓葬群]
  • (archeology) burial complex
shígǔbùhuà
食古不化
[食古不化]
  • to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
  • to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
gǔjīnzhōngwài
古今中外
[古今中外]
  • at all times and in all places (idiom)
Eěrgǔnà
额尔古纳
[額爾古納]
  • Ergun, county-level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾/呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia
Gǔjílātè
古吉拉特
[古吉拉特]
  • Gujarat, state in west India
qiāngǔyíhèn
千古遗恨
[千古遺恨]
  • to have eternal regrets (idiom)
kuànggǔwèiwén
旷古未闻
[曠古未聞]
  • never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  • unprecedented
  • also written 曠古未有/旷古未有
Měnggǔdàifu
蒙古大夫
[蒙古大夫]
  • (coll.) quack (doctor)
  • charlatan
Aògǔsītǎ
奥古斯塔
[奧古斯塔]
  • Augusta (place name: capital of Maine, city in Georgia etc)
wàngǔchángxīn
万古长新
[萬古長新]
  • to remain forever new (idiom)
nìgǔbùhuà
泥古不化
[泥古不化]
  • conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
Gǔgēnhǎimǔ
古根海姆
[古根海姆]
  • Guggenheim (name)
míngshènggǔjì
名胜古迹
[名勝古跡]
  • historical sites and scenic spots
Zìyóu Gǔbā
自由古巴
[自由古巴]
  • Cuba Libre
wàngǔqiānqiū
万古千秋
[萬古千秋]
  • for all eternity (idiom)
Nígǔxīyà
尼古西亚
[尼古西亞]
  • Nicosia, capital of Cyprus (Tw)
Gǔ Xīlàyǔ
古希腊语
[古希臘語]
  • Ancient Greek (language)
Lìgǔlǐyà
利古里亚
[利古里亞]
  • Liguria, northwest Italy
liúfāngqiāngǔ
留芳千古
[留芳千古]
  • a good reputation to last down the generations
gèngǔwèiyǒu
亘古未有
[亙古未有]
  • unprecedented
  • never seen since ancient times
gèngǔbùbiàn
亘古不变
[亙古不變]
  • unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  • unalterable
  • unvarying
  • monotonous
rénxīnbùgǔ
人心不古
[人心不古]
  • (idiom) moral standards are much lower now than in former times
Chámǎgǔdào
茶马古道
[茶馬古道]
  • old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
Gǔwén Guānzhǐ
古文观止
[古文觀止]
  • Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty
Měnggǔshāhéng
蒙古沙鸻
[蒙古沙鴴]
  • (bird species of China) lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)
Aògǔsīdū
奥古斯都
[奧古斯都]
  • Augustus (name)
gǔlǐgǔguài
古里古怪
[古里古怪]
  • quaint
  • odd and picturesque
  • weird and wonderful
qiánwúgǔrén
前无古人
[前無古人]
  • (idiom) unprecedented
  • unheard of
gǔdiǎnyǔyán
古典语言
[古典語言]
  • classical language
Wūlúngǔ Hé
乌伦古河
[烏倫古河]
  • Ulungur River in Xinjiang
gǔsègǔxiāng
古色古香
[古色古香]
  • interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)
zhèngǔshuòjīn
震古烁今
[震古爍今]
  • lit. to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom)
  • fig. to be earthshaking
Gǔjīn Xiǎoshuō
古今小说
[古今小說]
  • Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍/冯梦龙 ( Féng Mènglóng), collection of late Ming baihua 白話/白话 (báihuà) tales published in 1620
gǔqìhòuxué
古气候学
[古氣候學]
  • paleoclimatology
Màidùgǔlǐ
迈杜古里
[邁杜古裡]
  • Maiduguri, city in north Nigeria
zìgǔyǐlái
自古以来
[自古以來]
  • since ancient times
yífàngǔjīn
贻范古今
[貽範古今]
  • to leave an example for all generations
Ménggǔbǎilíng
蒙古百灵
[蒙古百靈]
  • (bird species of China) Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
tángǔlùnjīn
谈古论今
[談古論今]
  • to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
  • to chat freely
  • to discuss everything
jiègǔyùjīn
借古喻今
[借古喻今]
  • to borrow the past as a model for the present
Mínggǔlǔshì
明古鲁市
[明古魯市]
  • Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
kǎogǔxuéjiā
考古学家
[考古學家]
  • archaeologist
Lìjiānggǔchéng
丽江古城
[麗江古城]
  • Lijiang old town (in Yunnan)
gǔwényùndòng
古文运动
[古文運動]
  • cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song
zhōnggǔ Hànyǔ
中古汉语
[中古漢語]
  • Middle Chinese (linguistics)
gǔshēngwùxué
古生物学
[古生物學]
  • palaeontology
gǔdiǎnwénxué
古典文学
[古典文學]
  • classical literature
wàngǔchángqīng
万古长青
[萬古長青]
  • remain fresh
  • last forever
  • eternal
gèngǔtōngjīn
亘古通今
[亙古通今]
  • from ancient times up to now
  • throughout history
Sīchóu Gǔlù
丝绸古路
[絲綢古路]
  • the ancient Silk Road
  • see also 絲綢之路/丝绸之路 ( Sīchóuzhī Lù)
qiāngǔzuìrén
千古罪人
[千古罪人]
  • sb condemned by history (idiom)
Nánfāng Gǔyuán
南方古猿
[南方古猿]
  • Australopithecus
yīgǔnǎor
一古脑儿
[一古腦兒]
  • variant of 一股腦兒/一股脑儿 (yīgǔnǎor)
rúgǔhánjīn
茹古涵今
[茹古涵今]
  • to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)
Gǔjiélā'ěr
古杰拉尔
[古傑拉爾]
  • Gujral (name)
  • Inder Kumar Gujral (1919-2012), Indian Janata politician, prime minister 1997-1998
Gǔtèléisī
古特雷斯
[古特雷斯]
  • António Guterres (1949-), secretary-general of the United Nations (2017-), prime minister of Portugal (1995-2002)
Tánggǔlā Shān
唐古拉山
[唐古拉山]
  • Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
niányúgǔxī
年逾古稀
[年逾古稀]
  • over seventy years old
jīgǔzhènjīn
稽古振今
[稽古振今]
  • studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
biāobǐngqiāngǔ
彪炳千古
[彪炳千古]
  • to shine through the ages (idiom)
hòugǔbójīn
厚古薄今
[厚古薄今]
  • to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
gǔwǎngjīnlái
古往今来
[古往今來]
  • since ancient times
  • since times immemorial
Wǎjiādùgǔ
瓦加杜古
[瓦加杜古]
  • Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso
nǐgǔzhīzuò
拟古之作
[擬古之作]
  • a work in a classic style
  • a pastiche
Ménggǔshāquè
蒙古沙雀
[蒙古沙雀]
  • (bird species of China) Mongolian finch (Bucanetes mongolicus)
guìgǔjiànjīn
贵古贱今
[貴古賤今]
  • to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
jiāngjīnlùngǔ
将今论古
[將今論古]
  • to observe the present to study the past
xīqígǔguài
希奇古怪
[希奇古怪]
  • crazy
  • bizarre
  • weird
  • fantastic
  • strange
Wūlúngǔ Hú
乌伦古湖
[烏倫古湖]
  • Ulungur Lake in Xinjiang
gǔlíngjīngguài
古灵精怪
[古靈精怪]
  • weird
  • bizarre
jiègǔfěngjīn
借古讽今
[借古諷今]
  • to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
xīqígǔguài
稀奇古怪
[稀奇古怪]
  • crazy
  • bizarre
  • weird
  • fantastic
  • strange
Gǔ'ěrbāngjié
古尔邦节
[古爾邦節]
  • Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar
Sǐhǎigǔjuàn
死海古卷
[死海古卷]
  • Dead Sea Scrolls
gǔ Bābǐlún
古巴比伦
[古巴比倫]
  • ancient Babylon
gǔdiǎnyīnyuè
古典音乐
[古典音樂]
  • classical music
Lúntáigǔchéng
轮台古城
[輪台古城]
  • ruins of Luntai city, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
Fènghuáng Gǔchéng
凤凰古城
[鳳凰古城]
  • Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category
Aījígǔwùxué
埃及古物学
[埃及古物學]
  • Egyptology
gǔtóngsèjuǎnwěi
古铜色卷尾
[古銅色卷尾]
  • (bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
Nèiměnggǔ Dàxué
内蒙古大学
[內蒙古大學]
  • Inner Mongolia University
shǐqiángǔqìwù
史前古器物
[史前古器物]
  • prehistoric artifacts
  • ancient artifacts
Dégǔxījiābā
德古西加巴
[德古西加巴]
  • Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras (Tw)
gǔshēngwùxuéjiā
古生物学家
[古生物學家]
  • paleontologist; paleobiologist
xīngǔdiǎnzhǔyì
新古典主义
[新古典主義]
  • neoclassicism
Tánggǔlā Shānmài
唐古拉山脉
[唐古拉山脈]
  • Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Eěrgǔnà Hé
额尔古纳河
[額爾古納河]
  • Argun River of Mongolia and Heilongjiang province, tributary of Heilongjiang River 黑龍江/黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng)
Gǔjílātèbāng
古吉拉特邦
[古吉拉特邦]
  • Gujarat, state in west India
Fǎmǎgǔsītǎ
法马古斯塔
[法馬古斯塔]
  • Famagusta (Ammochostos), Cyprus
tìgǔréndānyōu
替古人担忧
[替古人擔憂]
  • to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  • crying over spilt milk
  • often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
Eěrgǔnàshì
额尔古纳市
[額爾古納市]
  • Ergun, county-level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾/呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia
Gǔjiélātèbāng
古杰拉特邦
[古傑拉特邦]
  • Gujarat, Indian state
liánhégǔdàlù
联合古大陆
[聯合古大陸]
  • Pangea or Pangaea
Liáonínggǔdàoniǎo
辽宁古盗鸟
[遼寧古盜鳥]
  • Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)
tìgǔréndānyōu
替古人耽忧
[替古人耽憂]
  • to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  • crying over spilt milk
  • often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
Gǔténgbǎo Jìhuà
古腾堡计划
[古騰堡計劃]
  • Project Gutenberg
Shèng'àogǔsīdīng
圣奥古斯丁
[聖奧古斯丁]
  • St Augustine
  • Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), theologian and Christian philosopher
  • Sankt Augustin, suburb of Beuel, Bonn, Germany
Gǔjīn Yùnhuì Jǔyào
古今韵会举要
[古今韻會舉要]
  • "Summary of the Collection of Rhymes Old and New", supplemented and annotated Yuan dynasty version of the no-longer-extant late Song or early Yuan "Collection of Rhymes Old and New" 古今韻會/古今韵会
gǔjǐzhuīdòngwùxué
古脊椎动物学
[古脊椎動物學]
  • vertebrate paleontology
Aījígǔwùxuézhě
埃及古物学者
[埃及古物學者]
  • Egyptologist
Nèiměnggǔ Zìzhìqū
内蒙古自治区
[內蒙古自治區]
  • Inner Mongolia autonomous region, abbr. 內蒙古/内蒙古 ( Nèiměnggǔ), capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市 ( Hūhéhàotè Shì)
Tègǔxījiā'ěrbā
特古西加尔巴
[特古西加爾巴]
  • Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras
Eěrgǔnàyòuqí
额尔古纳右旗
[額爾古納右旗]
  • former Ergun Right banner, now in Ergun, county-level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾/呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia
Eěrgǔnàzuǒqí
额尔古纳左旗
[額爾古納左旗]
  • former Ergun Left banner, now in Ergun, county-level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾/呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia
Gǔsītǎfū· Duōléi
古斯塔夫·多雷
[古斯塔夫·多雷]
  • Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor
yīshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn
一失足成千古恨
[一失足成千古恨]
  • a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
Měnggǔ Rénmín Gònghéguó
蒙古人民共和国
[蒙古人民共和國]
  • People's Republic of Mongolia (from 1924)
Gǔ'ěrbāntōnggǔtè Shāmò
古尔班通古特沙漠
[古爾班通古特沙漠]
  • Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
Fùxīn Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
阜新蒙古族自治县
[阜新蒙古族自治縣]
  • Fuxin Mongol autonomous county in Fuxin 阜新, Liaoning
Sùběi Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
肃北蒙古族自治县
[肅北蒙古族自治縣]
  • Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
Hénán Ménggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
河南蒙古族自治县
[河南蒙古族自治縣]
  • Henan Mengguzu Autonomous County in Qinghai
  • in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州/黄南藏族自治州 ( Huángnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai
qiánwúgǔrén,hòuwúláizhě
前无古人,后无来者
[前無古人,後無來者]
  • there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom)
  • never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future
  • peerless
Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu
巴音郭楞蒙古自治州
[巴音郭楞蒙古自治州]
  • Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang
Bó'ěrtǎlā Měnggǔzìzhìzhōu
博尔塔拉蒙古自治州
[博爾塔拉蒙古自治州]
  • Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
Gǔsītǎfū· Shītèléizémàn
古斯塔夫·施特雷泽曼
[古斯塔夫·施特雷澤曼]
  • Gustav Stresemann (Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic)
Dù'ěrbótè Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
杜尔伯特蒙古族自治县
[杜爾伯特蒙古族自治縣]
  • Dorbod Mongol autonomous county in Daqing 大慶/大庆 ( Dàqìng), Heilongjiang
Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu
海西蒙古族藏族自治州
[海西蒙古族藏族自治州]
  • Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai
Hébùkèsài'ěr Měnggǔ Zìzhìxiàn
和布克赛尔蒙古自治县
[和布克賽爾蒙古自治縣]
  • Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區/塔城地区 ( Tǎchéngdìqū), Xinjiang
Wéichǎng Mǎnzú Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
围场满族蒙古族自治县
[圍場滿族蒙古族自治縣]
  • Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德 ( Chéngdé), Hebei
Kālǎqìn Zuǒyì Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县
[喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治縣]
  • Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽/朝阳 ( Cháoyáng), Liaoning
Gǔgēnhǎn Pēnqì Tuījìn Yánjiū Zhōngxīn
古根罕喷气推进研究中心
[古根罕噴氣推進研究中心]
  • Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, from 1926)
  • Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center (from 1943)
qiánbùjiàngǔrén,hòubùjiànláizhě
前不见古人,后不见来者
[前不見古人,後不見來者]
  • unique
  • unprecedented (idiom)
Qiánguō'ěr Luósī Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县
[前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣]
  • Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin