common
verb
cultural

Meaning of 复古

复古 means to restore ancient institutions, customs, or styles; to revert to old ways; archaism. Pronounced fù gǔ.

  • to restore ancient institutions, customs, or styles; to revert to old ways; archaism

Definitions & Examples

Xué
dài
wén
huà
 
shì
wèi
le
 
ér
shì
wéi
jīn
yòng
 

Studying ancient culture is not for reverting to the old ways, but for applying the ancient to the present.

Zhè
zhǒng
de
zhuāng
xiū
fēng
zuì
jìn
hěn
liú
xíng
 

This retro-style decoration has been very popular recently.

fǎn
duì
máng
 
zhǔ
zhāng
chuàng
xīn
 

He opposes blind restoration of the old ways and advocates innovation.

Wén
xīng
shì
chǎng
shēn
de
yùn
dòng
 

The Renaissance was a profound movement of returning to classical antiquity.