Ancient in Chinese: 古老 (gǔ lǎo)
gǔ lǎo
ancient
Definitions
- 1ancient
- 2old
- 3age-old
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄍㄨˇ
gǔ
ㄌㄠˇ
lǎo
Example sentences
See 古老 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
我买了一盏古老的灯。
wǒ mǎi le yì zhǎn gǔ lǎo de dēng。
I bought an ancient lamp.
这是多古老的书本呀！
zhè shì duō gǔ lǎo de shū běn ya！
What an old book this is!
Related words
老
lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
古
gǔ
ancient
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
古代
gǔ dài
ancient times
古典
gǔ diǎn
classical
老板
lǎo bǎn
boss
老实
lǎo shi
honest
老鼠
lǎo shǔ
rat
老人
lǎo rén
old man or woman
老年
lǎo nián
elderly
老是
lǎo shi
always
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