古今中外

gǔjīn-zhōngwài

idiom HSK 7-9

Meanings

古今中外，勤奋都是成功的关键。

Gǔjīn-zhōngwài, qínfèn dōu shì chénggōng de guānjiàn.

Throughout all ages and lands, diligence has been the key to success.

古今中外的历史都证明了这一点。

Gǔjīn-zhōngwài de lìshǐ dōu zhèngmíng le zhè yīdiǎn.

History from all times and places has proven this point.

memory

古 (ancient) + 今 (present) + 中 (China) + 外 (abroad) — covering all of time and space.

grammar

Used as an adverbial or attributive to emphasize universality. Often placed at the beginning of a sentence.

古 gǔ

今 jīn

中 zhōng

外 wài