古时

古時

gǔshí

noun #36,610

Meanings

1 ancient times
2 antiquity
3 olden days

Characters

Examples

古时人们用毛笔写字。

Gǔshí rénmen yòng máobǐ xiězì.

In ancient times people wrote with brushes.

古时候的故事流传至今。

Gǔshíhou de gùshi liúchuán zhì jīn.

Stories from olden days have been passed down to today.

Tips

usage

古时 is more literary than the everyday 古时候 (gǔshíhou — 'in ancient times'), which adds the colloquial suffix 候. In speech and storytelling, 古时候 is the more natural opener.

Stroke Order

古 gǔ

时 shí