primitive people; people of ancient times
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
people of ancient times; primitive people; early humankind
literaryAn academic or literary term referring to early humans in a historical or anthropological context. It is not used in modern, everyday conversation.
Xué学
zhě者
men们
tōng通
guò过
yán研
jiū究
chū初
mín民
de的
yí遗
wù物
lái来
liǎo了
jiě解
rén人
lèi类
wén文
míng明
de的
qǐ起
yuán源
。
Scholars study the relics of ancient peoples to understand the origins of human civilization.
Zhè这
xiē些
bì壁
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
chū初
mín民
de的
shòu狩
liè猎
shēng生
huó活
。
These murals depict the hunting life of early humans.
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Xǔ许
duō多
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
chuán传
shuō说
dōu都
yuán源
yú于
chū初
mín民
duì对
zì自
rán然
de的
jìng敬
wèi畏
。
Many ancient legends originate from the awe early humans felt for nature.