people of ancient times; Paleolithic humans
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2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
people of ancient times; ancients
A general term referring to people from historical periods, often used in contrast with '今人' (modern people).
Gǔ古
rén人
yún云
：
'
Sān三
rén人
xíng行
，
bì必
yǒu有
wǒ我
shī师
yān焉
。
'
As the ancients said: 'When three people walk together, one of them must be my teacher.'
Gǔ古
rén人
de的
zhì智
huì慧
zhì至
jīn今
réng仍
rán然
zhí值
dé得
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xí习
。
The wisdom of the ancients is still worth learning from today.
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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
gǔ古
rén人
de的
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
。
This book describes the lifestyle of ancient people.
noun
Paleoanthropic humans; archaic Homo sapiens
technicalA technical term in anthropology and archaeology, referring to early human species such as Neanderthals who lived approximately between 200,000 to 40,000 years ago.
Ní尼
ān安
dé德
tè特
rén人
shǔ属
yú于
gǔ古
rén人
de的
fàn范
chóu畴
。
Neanderthals belong to the category of Paleoanthropic humans.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
zhè这
gè个
dòng洞
xué穴
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
gǔ古
rén人
de的
yí遗
hái骸
。
Archaeologists discovered the remains of archaic humans in this cave.