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古 gǔ

old, classic, ancient

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 5
Radical
口
Type
Ideograph
Made of 十口 ⿱十口

Memory hint: Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口

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  1. 古代的人没有手机，也能过得很好。
    Gǔdài de rén méiyǒu shǒujī, yě néng guò de hěn hǎo.
    People in ancient times didn't have phones, yet they could still live well.
    ancient-times (particle) person not-have phone also can live (particle) very good
  2. 你喜欢听古典音乐吗？
    Nǐ xǐhuan tīng gǔdiǎn yīnyuè ma?
    Do you like listening to classical music?
    you like listen classical music (question)
  3. 我们去参观一下当地的名胜古迹吧。
    Wǒmen qù cānguān yíxià dāngdì de míngshènggǔjì ba.
    Let's go visit the local scenic and historic sites.
    we go visit a-bit local (particle) famous-scenic-and-historic-site (suggestion)
  4. 这件古董并不是真的。
    Zhè jiàn gǔdǒng bìng bú shì zhēn de.
    This antique isn't actually real.
    this (measure) antique at-all not is real (particle)
  5. 博物馆里陈列着很多古代的文物。
    Bówùguǎn lǐ chénlièzhe hěn duō gǔdài de wénwù.
    The museum has many ancient cultural relics on display.
    museum in display-(particle) very many ancient-times (particle) cultural-relic

Words with 古 (6)