Usage of the character 古
gǔ
古
[古]
- ancient
- old
- paleo-
Gǔ
古
[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