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古人
古人
(gǔ rén): People of ancient times (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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古 • gǔ • ancient, old, archaic • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
gǔ
古
ancient, old, archaic
人 • rén • person; people • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
rén
人
person; people
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 古人.
Words with
古
古代
gǔ dài
ancient; archaic; antiquity
古典
gǔ diǎn
classical
古老
gǔ lǎo
ancient
名胜古迹
míng shèng gǔ jì
places of historic interest and scenic beauty
古怪
gǔ guài
eccentric; odd; quaint
古董
gǔ dǒng
antique; curio
古迹
gǔ jì
places of historic interest
考古
kǎo gǔ
archaeology
Words with
人
家人
jiā rén
family member
别人
bié ren
other people
名人
míng rén
personage
大人
dà ren
adult
女人
nǚ rén
woman
客人
kè rén
guest
爱人
ài ren
spouse (PRC)
男人
nán rén
a man
4.
Example Sentences with 古人
gǔ
古
rén
人
cháng
常
yòng
用
bǔ
卜
shì
筮
jué
决
cè
策
dà
大
shì
事
。
Ancient people often used divination to make important decisions.
gǔ
古
rén
人
liú
留
xia
下
le
了
xǔ
许
duō
多
bǎo
宝
guì
zhè
这
xiàng
项
fā
发
míng
明
qián
前
wú
无
gǔ
古
rén
人
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
jué
觉
de
得
,
fān
翻
yuè
阅
nǐ
你
tīng
听
shuō
说
guò
过
“
hóng
鸿
yàn
雁
chuán
传
shū
书
贵
de
的
wén
文
huà
化
yí
遗
chǎn
产
。
People of ancient times left behind many precious cultural heritages.
,
gǎi
改
biàn
变
le
了
rén
人
men
们
de
的
shēng
生
huó
活
。
This invention is unprecedented and has changed people's lives.
gǔ
古
jí
籍
shí
时
fǎng
仿
fú
佛
zài
在
yǔ
与
gǔ
古
rén
人
duì
对
huà
话
ma
吗
?
Don't you feel like you're conversing with ancient people when you browse through ancient books?
”
de
的
gù
故
shi
事
ma
吗
?
gǔ
古
rén
人
cháng
常
yòng
用
dà
大
yàn
雁
chuán
传
dì
递
shū
书
xìn
信
。
Have you heard the story of 'sending letters by wild geese'? Ancient people often used wild geese to deliver letters.