复古

復古

fùgǔ

adjective #14,268

Meanings

1 retro
2 vintage
3 to return to old ways

Characters

to return; to repeat

Examples

HSK 5

她喜欢穿复古风格的衣服。

Tā xǐhuan chuān fùgǔ fēnggé de yīfu.

She likes wearing retro-style clothes.

HSK 6

这家咖啡馆的装修很复古。

Zhè jiā kāfēiguǎn de zhuāngxiū hěn fùgǔ.

The decor of this cafe is very vintage.

Tips

history

Originally a Confucian ideal of returning to the ways of antiquity. In modern usage it mostly means 'retro' as a fashion/design aesthetic.

Stroke Order

复 fù

古 gǔ