Nounancient; archaic; antiquity

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Character Breakdown

古代 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 古代 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 古代 with other words naturally.
Preposition + Nounwith
zài
dài
neutral
in ancient times
Adjective + Noun
dài
shè
huì
neutral
ancient society
dài
wén
míng
neutral
ancient civilization
yáo
yuǎn
de
dài
formalWritten
remote antiquity
Verb + Objectwith研究
yán
jiū
dài
formal
research ancient times

Example Sentences with 古代

zhè
shì
dài
de
dōng
西
This is an ancient thing.
duì
dài
zhé
xué
de
yán
jiū
dào
le
xiāng
dāng
jīng
shēn
de
chéng
His research on ancient philosophy has reached a remarkably profound level.
guò
xiē
guān
dài
wén
míng
de
shū
Which books about ancient civilizations have you read?
dài
de
rén
men
yòng
shí
tou
zuò
gōng
Ancient people used stones to make tools.
zhè
ge
chuán
shuō
bìng
fēi
yuán
dài
ér
shì
jìn
dài
de
zhuàn
This legend does not originate from antiquity but is a modern fabrication.
zhōu
xiǎng
guǎn
kàn
kàn
xiē
dài
de
qīng
tóng
I want to go to the museum this weekend to see those ancient bronze artifacts.
zài
dài
chóu
zhī
lián
jiē
le
zhōng
guó
西
fāng
In ancient times, the Silk Road connected China and the West.
jǐn
guǎn
dài
luò
hòu
dàn
xiān
rén
de
zhì
huì
rán
lìng
rén
jīng
tàn
Although ancient technology was backward, the wisdom of our ancestors is still astonishing.