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古代

gǔdài
noun HSK 3 #7,613

Meanings

  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 antiquity

Characters

古
gǔ
ancient; old
代
dài
era; generation

Examples

古代中国有很多伟大的发明。
Gǔdài Zhōngguó yǒu hěn duō wěidà de fāmíng.
Ancient China had many great inventions.
这是古代的建筑。
Zhè shì gǔdài de jiànzhù.
This is an ancient building.
古代人的智慧很了不起。
Gǔdài rén de zhìhuì hěn liǎobuqǐ.
The wisdom of ancient people is remarkable.

Tips

usage
Time periods: 古代 (ancient times) → 近代 (modern era, ~1840-1919) → 现代 (contemporary, ~1919-now) → 当代 (present day).

Stroke Order

古 gǔ
代 dài

Related Words

古 gǔ HSK 3 #3,062
ancient / old / classical
时代 shídài HSK 3 #1,730
era; age; epoch / times; period in history
现代 xiàndài HSK 3 #4,005
modern; contemporary / the modern era
代 dài HSK 3 #1,958
generation / era / to replace / to represent
年代 niándài HSK 3 #1,672
decade (of a century) / era; period; age
代表 dàibiǎo HSK 3 #869
representative / delegate / to represent
古老 gǔlǎo HSK 5 #3,524
ancient / old / age-old
代理 dàilǐ HSK 5 #4,442
to act on behalf of / agent; proxy / acting (in a role)
代替 dàitì HSK 4 #3,556
to replace / to substitute / to take the place of
代价 dàijià HSK 5 #1,752
price / cost / at the expense of
古代 gǔdài
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