古董

gǔdǒng

noun HSK 7-9 #5,808

Measure Word

一件古董 jiàn

Meanings

1 antique
2 curio
3 old-fashioned person

Characters

to supervise (here: phonetic)

Examples

这个花瓶是明朝的古董。

Zhège huāpíng shì Míngcháo de gǔdǒng.

This vase is a Ming Dynasty antique.

他的想法太古董了。

Tā de xiǎngfǎ tài gǔdǒng le.

His ideas are too old-fashioned.

Tips

usage

古董 can describe physical antiques or figuratively describe someone with outdated thinking. Also written as 骨董.

Stroke Order

古 gǔ

董 Dǒng