古板

gǔbǎn

adjective #13,718

Meanings

1 old-fashioned
2 inflexible
3 stuffy

Characters

board; stiff; rigid

Examples

他的思想太古板了，不愿意接受新事物。

Tā de sīxiǎng tài gǔbǎn le, bù yuànyì jiēshòu xīn shìwù.

His thinking is too old-fashioned; he's unwilling to accept new things.

Tips

memory

古 (ancient) + 板 (board/stiff) — someone as rigid as an ancient wooden board.

Stroke Order

古 gǔ

板 bǎn