people of antiquity; ancient people
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
person of antiquity; ancient person; our ancestors
literaryRefers to people from historical eras, especially pre-modern China. Often used in a respectful or reflective context in writing.
Gǔ古
rén人
yún云
：
“
Dú读
wàn万
juàn卷
shū书
，
xíng行
wàn万
lǐ里
lù路
。
”
As the ancients said: "Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles."
Wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
cóng从
gǔ古
rén人
de的
zhì智
huì慧
zhōng中
xué学
dào到
hěn很
duō多
。
We can learn a lot from the wisdom of our ancestors.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xí习
sú俗
shì是
gǔ古
rén人
liú流
chuán传
xià下
lái来
de的
。
This custom was passed down from ancient people.