古今中外

gǔjīnzhōngwài

idiom HSK 7

Meanings

Gǔjīnzhōngwài, qínfèn dōu shì chénggōng de guānjiàn.

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

Gǔjīnzhōngwài de lìshǐ dōu zhèngmíng le zhè yī diǎn.

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