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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
古 gǔ	古 \| 古* \| *古	ancient / old / paleo-	HSK 3


古代 gǔdài	古代 \| 古代* \| *古代	ancient times	HSK 3


古老 gǔlǎo	古老 \| 古老* \| *古老	ancient / old / age-old	HSK 5


古典 gǔdiǎn	古典 \| 古典* \| *古典	classical	HSK 6


古人 gǔrén	古人 \| 古人* \| *古人	people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person	HSK 7-9


古迹 gǔjì	古迹 \| 古迹* \| *古迹	places of historic interest / historical sites / CL: 個｜个	古蹟 HSK 7-9


古怪 gǔguài	古怪 \| 古怪* \| *古怪	strange / weird / eccentric / bizarre	HSK 7-9


古今中外 gǔjīnzhōngwài	古今中外 \| 古今中外* \| *古今中外	at all times and in all places (idiom)	HSK 7-9


古董 gǔdǒng	古董 \| 古董* \| *古董	curio / antique	HSK 7-9


前无古人 qiánwúgǔrén	前无古人 \| 前无古人* \| *前无古人	(idiom) unprecedented / unheard of	前無古人 HSK 7-9


万古长青 wàngǔchángqīng	万古长青 \| 万古长青* \| *万古长青	remain fresh / last forever / eternal	萬古長青 HSK 7-9


古朴 gǔpǔ	古朴 \| 古朴* \| *古朴	simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)	古樸 HSK 7-9


古诗 gǔshī	古诗 \| 古诗* \| *古诗	old verse / Classical Chinese poem	古詩


蒙古 Měnggǔ	蒙古 \| 蒙古* \| *蒙古	Mongolia


古装 gǔzhuāng	古装 \| 古装* \| *古装	ancient costume / period costume (in movies etc)	古裝


古籍 gǔjí	古籍 \| 古籍* \| *古籍	ancient text / antique books


上古 shànggǔ	上古 \| 上古* \| *上古	the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times


古田 Gǔtián	古田 \| 古田* \| *古田	Gutian county in Ningde 寧德｜宁德, Fujian


古都 gǔdū	古都 \| 古都* \| *古都	ancient capital


复古 fùgǔ	复古 \| 复古* \| *复古	to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)	復古


古浪 Gǔlàng	古浪 \| 古浪* \| *古浪	Gulang county in Wuwei 武威, Gansu


古 Gǔ	古 \| 古* \| *古	surname Gu


古文 gǔwén	古文 \| 古文* \| *古文	old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject


古丈 Gǔzhàng	古丈 \| 古丈* \| *古丈	Guzhang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州


远古 yuǎngǔ	远古 \| 远古* \| *远古	antiquity / ancient times	遠古


古龙 Gǔ Lóng	古龙 \| 古龙* \| *古龙	Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter	古龍


古今 gǔjīn	古今 \| 古今* \| *古今	then and now / ancient and modern


自古 zìgǔ	自古 \| 自古* \| *自古	(since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial


太古 tàigǔ	太古 \| 太古* \| *太古	immemorial


古语 gǔyǔ	古语 \| 古语* \| *古语	ancient language / old expression	古語


古时 gǔshí	古时 \| 古时* \| *古时	antiquity	古時


盘古 Pángǔ	盘古 \| 盘古* \| *盘古	Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)	盤古


古道 gǔdào	古道 \| 古道* \| *古道	ancient road / precepts of the antiquity


旷古 kuànggǔ	旷古 \| 旷古* \| *旷古	since the dawn of time / from the year dot	曠古


仿古 fǎnggǔ	仿古 \| 仿古* \| *仿古	pseudo-classical / modeled on antique / in the old style


古国 gǔguó	古国 \| 古国* \| *古国	ancient country	古國


古堡 gǔbǎo	古堡 \| 古堡* \| *古堡	ancient castle


古墓 gǔmù	古墓 \| 古墓* \| *古墓	old tomb (archaeology)


古城 gǔchéng	古城 \| 古城* \| *古城	ancient city


考古 kǎogǔ	考古 \| 考古* \| *考古	archaeology / to engage in archaeological studies


古风 gǔfēng	古风 \| 古风* \| *古风	old style / old custom / a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩｜古体诗	古風


古琴 gǔqín	古琴 \| 古琴* \| *古琴	guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers


古巴 Gǔbā	古巴 \| 古巴* \| *古巴	Cuba


古筝 gǔzhēng	古筝 \| 古筝* \| *古筝	guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times)	古箏


怀古 huáigǔ	怀古 \| 怀古* \| *怀古	to recall the past / to cherish the memory of past events / to reminisce / nostalgic	懷古


古往今来 gǔwǎngjīnlái	古往今来 \| 古往今来* \| *古往今来	since ancient times / since times immemorial	古往今來


古尔邦节 Gǔ'ěrbāngjié	古尔邦节 \| 古尔邦节* \| *古尔邦节	Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar	古爾邦節


古书 gǔshū	古书 \| 古书* \| *古书	ancient book / old book	古書


千古 qiāngǔ	千古 \| 千古* \| *千古	for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)


古交 Gǔjiāo	古交 \| 古交* \| *古交	see 古交市


亘古 gèngǔ	亘古 \| 亘古* \| *亘古	throughout time / from ancient times (up to the present)	亙古


中古 Zhōng Gǔ	中古 \| 中古* \| *中古	Sino-Cuban / China-Cuba


中古 zhōnggǔ	中古 \| 中古* \| *中古	medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand


古币 gǔbì	古币 \| 古币* \| *古币	old coin	古幣


古字 gǔzì	古字 \| 古字* \| *古字	ancient character / archaic form of a Chinese character


稀奇古怪 xīqí-gǔguài	稀奇古怪 \| 稀奇古怪* \| *稀奇古怪	(idiom) crazy; bizarre; weird; fantastic; strange


唐古拉 Tánggǔlā	唐古拉 \| 唐古拉* \| *唐古拉	Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原


古方 gǔfāng	古方 \| 古方* \| *古方	ancient prescription


名胜古迹 míngshènggǔjì	名胜古迹 \| 名胜古迹* \| *名胜古迹	historical sites and scenic spots	名勝古跡


博古 Bó Gǔ	博古 \| 博古* \| *博古	Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash


古塔 Gǔtǎ	古塔 \| 古塔* \| *古塔	Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市｜锦州市, Liaoning


古物 gǔwù	古物 \| 古物* \| *古物	antique


古蔺 Gǔlìn	古蔺 \| 古蔺* \| *古蔺	Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州｜泸州, Sichuan	古藺


古训 gǔxùn	古训 \| 古训* \| *古训	old adage; ancient teaching	古訓


古色古香 gǔsègǔxiāng	古色古香 \| 古色古香* \| *古色古香	interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)


古县 Gǔxiàn	古县 \| 古县* \| *古县	Gu county in Linfen 臨汾｜临汾, Shanxi	古縣


谈古论今 tángǔlùnjīn	谈古论今 \| 谈古论今* \| *谈古论今	to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom) / to chat freely / to discuss everything	談古論今


访古 fǎnggǔ	访古 \| 访古* \| *访古	to search for ancient relics	訪古


古板 gǔbǎn	古板 \| 古板* \| *古板	outmoded / old-fashioned / inflexible


红古 Hónggǔ	红古 \| 红古* \| *红古	Honggu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市｜兰州市, Gansu	紅古


古玩 gǔwán	古玩 \| 古玩* \| *古玩	antique / curio


额尔古纳 É'ěrgǔnà	额尔古纳 \| 额尔古纳* \| *额尔古纳	Ergun, county-level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾｜呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia	額爾古納


古旧 gǔjiù	古旧 \| 古旧* \| *古旧	archaic	古舊


古稀 gǔxī	古稀 \| 古稀* \| *古稀	seventy years old


奥古斯塔 Àogǔsītǎ	奥古斯塔 \| 奥古斯塔* \| *奥古斯塔	Augusta (place name: capital of Maine, city in Georgia etc)	奧古斯塔


奥古斯都 Àogǔsīdū	奥古斯都 \| 奥古斯都* \| *奥古斯都	Augustus (name)	奧古斯都


古音 gǔyīn	古音 \| 古音* \| *古音	ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character / classical speech sounds


拟古 nǐgǔ	拟古 \| 拟古* \| *拟古	to emulate a classic / to work in the style of a classic (author)	擬古


古吉拉特 Gǔjílātè	古吉拉特 \| 古吉拉特* \| *古吉拉特	Gujarat, state in west India


古生代 Gǔshēngdài	古生代 \| 古生代* \| *古生代	Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀｜寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀｜奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀｜志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀｜泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀｜石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀｜二叠纪


朱古力 zhūgǔlì	朱古力 \| 朱古力* \| *朱古力	chocolate (loanword) / CL: 塊｜块


古刹 gǔchà	古刹 \| 古刹* \| *古刹	old Buddhist temple	古剎


瓦加杜古 Wǎjiādùgǔ	瓦加杜古 \| 瓦加杜古* \| *瓦加杜古	Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso


通古斯 Tōnggǔsī	通古斯 \| 通古斯* \| *通古斯	Tungus


古冶 Gǔyě	古冶 \| 古冶* \| *古冶	Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市, Hebei


人心不古 rénxīn-bùgǔ	人心不古 \| 人心不古* \| *人心不古	(idiom) moral standards are much lower now than in former times


古井无波 gǔjǐng-wúbō	古井无波 \| 古井无波* \| *古井无波	(idiom) calm and collected; unaffected by external influences	古井無波


博古通今 bógǔtōngjīn	博古通今 \| 博古通今* \| *博古通今	conversant with things past and present / erudite and informed


特古西加尔巴 Tègǔxījiā'ěrbā	特古…尔巴 \| 特古…尔巴* \| *特古…尔巴	Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras	特古西加爾巴


古兰经 Gǔlánjīng	古兰经 \| 古兰经* \| *古兰经	the Koran	古蘭經


利古里亚 Lìgǔlǐyà	利古里亚 \| 利古里亚* \| *利古里亚	Liguria, northwest Italy	利古里亞


年逾古稀 niányúgǔxī	年逾古稀 \| 年逾古稀* \| *年逾古稀	over seventy years old


亘古未有 gèngǔwèiyǒu	亘古未有 \| 亘古未有* \| *亘古未有	unprecedented / never seen since ancient times	亙古未有


古里古怪 gǔlǐgǔguài	古里古怪 \| 古里古怪* \| *古里古怪	quaint / odd and picturesque / weird and wonderful


万古千秋 wàngǔqiānqiū	万古千秋 \| 万古千秋* \| *万古千秋	for all eternity (idiom)	萬古千秋


印古什 Yìngǔshí	印古什 \| 印古什* \| *印古什	Ingushetia, republic in southwestern Russia


泥古不化 nìgǔbùhuà	泥古不化 \| 泥古不化* \| *泥古不化	conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)


厚古薄今 hòugǔbójīn	厚古薄今 \| 厚古薄今* \| *厚古薄今	to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)


千古罪人 qiāngǔzuìrén	千古罪人 \| 千古罪人* \| *千古罪人	sb condemned by history (idiom)


食古不化 shígǔbùhuà	食古不化 \| 食古不化* \| *食古不化	to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom) / to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject

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