古
代

Ancient times in Chinese: 古代 (gǔ dài)

gǔ dài

ancient times

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Definitions

  1. 1ancient times

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古
代

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨˇ

gǔ

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄞˋ

dài

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 古代中国没有椅子。

    gǔ dài zhōng guó méi yǒu yǐ zi。

    There were no chairs in ancient China.

  • 罗马以其古代建筑而闻名。

    luó mǎ yǐ qí gǔ dài jiàn zhù ér wén míng。

    Rome is famous for its ancient architecture.

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Related words

代

dài

to substitute

古

gǔ

ancient

代表

dài biǎo

representative

代替

dài tì

to replace

现代

xiàn dài

modern times

朝代

cháo dài

dynasty

当代

dāng dài

the present age

古典

gǔ diǎn

classical

古老

gǔ lǎo

ancient

近代

jìn dài

the not-very-distant past

年代

nián dài

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)

时代

shí dài

age

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