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古人 (gǔ rén) – people of ancient times

gǔ rén

people of ancient times

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1people of ancient times
  2. 2the ancients
  3. 3extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
  4. 4(literary) deceased person

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Related words

人

rén

person

古

gǔ

surname Gu

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

别人

bié ren

other people

客人

kè rén

visitor

敌人

dí rén

enemy

个人

gè rén

individual

工人

gōng rén

worker

古代

gǔ dài

ancient times

古典

gǔ diǎn

classical

古老

gǔ lǎo

ancient

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