古人

gǔ rén

HSK 6 noun

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Meaning 释义

  1. people of ancient times
  2. the ancients
  3. extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
  4. (literary) deceased person

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In real sentences 真实例句

古人gǔrén喜欢xǐhuan讲jiǎng关于guānyú勇气yǒngqì的de故事gùshì。

Ancient people liked to tell stories of bravery.

Tatoeba #1928679

古人gǔrén常用chángyòng南nán风fēng象征xiàngzhēng温暖wēnnuǎn、希望xīwàng与yǔ远方yuǎnfāng的de消息xiāoxi。

Ancient people often used the south wind to symbolize warmth, hope, and news from afar.

Tatoeba #13533973

我wǒ写xiě出chū的话dehuà就是jiùshì我wǒ想xiǎng说shuō的de，岂qǐ能néng受shòu古人gǔrén的de规范guīfàn束缚shùfù！

What I write is what I want to say; I won't be bound by ancient rules!

Tatoeba #13206432

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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两 liǎng HSK 1 认为 rèn wéi HSK 3 认识 rèn shi HSK 1 此 cǐ HSK 4 令 lìng HSK 5 伤害 shāng hài HSK 5 除了 chú le HSK 3 伤 shāng HSK 5

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