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古代 (gǔ dài): ancient times

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: ancient times
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 5

Full definitions

ancient times

Chinese explanation

指距离现在很久远的时代，通常指奴隶社会、封建社会等历史时期，与“现代”相对
也可以泛指过去很久的年代。常用来形容历史、文化、人物、制度等，如古代文明、古代中国、古代诗人。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

ancient

HSK 5

to be a substitute for

Example sentences

In ancient times, people traveled by horse-drawn carriage.

Ancient houses were very different from those of today.

He likes to study ancient history.

Ancient people had no electricity; at night they could only light lamps.

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