古人类

古人類
gǔrénlèi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 ancient humans
  2. 2 fossil hominins

Examples

HSK 5
Zhège shāndòng lǐ céngjīng zhù guo gǔrénlèi.
Ancient humans once lived in this cave.
HSK 6
Kēxuéjiā tōngguò fēnxī yáchǐ huàshí, tuīcè zhèxiē gǔrénlèi zhǔyào chī zhíwù.
By analysing fossil teeth, scientists inferred that these ancient humans ate mainly plants.

Tips

usage
The science that studies them is 古人类学 (paleoanthropology). The best-known find in China is 北京人 (Peking Man), dug up at 周口店 near Beijing.

Stroke Order

古 gǔ
人 rén
类 lèi