古谚 (gǔ yàn): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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古谚 (gǔ yàn): Old proverb — 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
谚 • yàn • proverb, maxim
yàn
谚
proverb, maxim
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 古谚.
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
古人
gǔ rén
people of ancient times
古怪
gǔ guài
eccentric; odd; quaint
古董
gǔ dǒng
antique; curio
古迹
gǔ jì
places of historic interest
Words with
谚
俗谚
sú yàn
folk saying
农谚
nóng yàn
agricultural proverb
谚语
yàn yǔ
proverb, saying
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Example Sentences with 古谚
zhè
这
jù
句
gǔ
古
yàn
谚
hěn
很
yǒu
有
dào
道
lǐ
理
。
This old proverb makes a lot of sense.
lǎo
老
shī
师
yòng
用
yī
一
jù
句
gǔ
古
yàn
谚
lái
来
jiào
教
zhōng
中
guó
国
gǔ
古
yàn
谚
“
qiān
千
lǐ
里
zhī
之
xíng
行
dǎo
导
wǒ
我
men
们
zhēn
珍
xī
惜
shí
时
jiān
间
。
The teacher used an old proverb to teach us to cherish time.
，
shǐ
始
yú
于
zú
足
xià
下
”
gǔ
鼓
lì
励
rén
人
men
们
cóng
从
xiǎo
小
shì
事
zuò
做
qǐ
起
。
The Chinese old proverb 'A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step' encourages people to start with small things.
