古
人
People of ancient times in Chinese: 古人 (gǔ rén)
gǔ rén
people of ancient times
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Definitions
- 1people of ancient times
- 2the ancients
- 3extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
- 4(literary) deceased person
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古
人
Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄍㄨˇ
gǔ
ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone
ㄖㄣˊ
rén
ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone
Example sentences
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古人常用写信来表达思念。
gǔ rén cháng yòng xiě xìn lái biǎo dá sī niàn。
The ancients often expressed their longing through letters.
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