gǔ
榾
ancient; old; old-fashioned
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Meanings
4 senses · 9 examplesadjective
ancient; of ancient times; very old
Referring to a long time ago, historical antiquity.
Zhōng中
guó国
shì是
yī一
gè个
wén文
míng明
gǔ古
guó国
。
China is a country with an ancient civilization.
Zhè这
zuò座
sì寺
miào庙
yǒu有
jǐ几
qiān千
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
，
fēi非
cháng常
gǔ古
lǎo老
。
This temple has a history of thousands of years; it is very ancient.
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Gǔ古
shí时
hou候
méi没
yǒu有
diàn电
dēng灯
。
In ancient times, there were no electric lights.
adjective
antiquated; old-fashioned; conservative
Often used to describe people, ideas, or styles that are out-of-date.
Tā他
de的
sī思
xiǎng想
yǒu有
diǎn点
gǔ古
。
His thinking is a bit old-fashioned.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
de的
kuǎn款
shì式
tài太
gǔ古
pǔ朴
le了
。
The style of this clothing is too antiquated.
noun
paleography; ancient writing or studies
formalOften used in compound terms related to historical studies.
Tā他
yī一
shēng生
zhì致
lì力
yú于
yán研
jiū究
Yīn殷
xū墟
jiǎ甲
gǔ骨
wén文
，
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
gǔ古
wén文
zì字
xué学
jiā家
。
He devoted his life to studying the oracle bone inscriptions from the Yin ruins and is a famous paleographer.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
bù不
shǎo少
shàng上
gǔ古
qì器
wù物
。
Archaeologists have discovered many ancient artifacts.
noun
(Gǔ) a surname
Gǔ古
xiān先
sheng生
，
nín您
hǎo好
！
Hello, Mr. Gu!
Wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
xìng姓
Gǔ古
。
Our company's general manager's surname is Gu.