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Meaning of 中古

中古 means medieval period; later ancient times (in Chinese historiography, usu. referring to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties through Sui and Tang periods); feudal society era; Middle Ages (referring to the feudal period in Marxist historiography). Pronounced zhōng gǔ.

  • medieval period; later ancient times (in Chinese historiography, usu. referring to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties through Sui and Tang periods)
  • feudal society era; Middle Ages (referring to the feudal period in Marxist historiography)

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
shí
de
Zhōng
guó
wén
huà
fēi
cháng
fán
róng
 

Chinese culture flourished greatly during the medieval period.

Xué
zhě
men
zhèng
zài
yán
jiū
zhōng
shí
dài
de
jiào
chuán
 

Scholars are currently studying the spread of Buddhism during the medieval era.

Zhè
jiàn
wén
shì
zhōng
shí
de
 

This cultural relic is a remnant from the medieval period.

Measure Words

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Primary
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时期/ shí qī