古 (gǔ) means Ancient (old). Below are 24 of the 45 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他在 古 代做过官。
Tā zài gǔdài zuò guo guān.
He served as an official in ancient times.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 官
他会背很多 古 诗。
Tā huì bèi hěn duō gǔ shī.
He can recite many classical poems.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 诗
她喜欢听 古 典音乐。
Tā xǐhuan tīng gǔdiǎn yīnyuè.
She likes listening to classical music.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 古典
这是一部 古 典小说。
Zhè shì yí bù gǔdiǎn xiǎoshuō.
This is a classical novel.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 古典
他的脾气有点 古 怪。
Tā de píqi yǒudiǎn gǔguài.
His temperament is a little odd.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 古怪
墙上挂着一把 古 剑。
Qiáng shang guàzhe yì bǎ gǔ jiàn.
An ancient sword hangs on the wall.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 剑
他大学学的是考 古 。
Tā dàxué xué de shì kǎogǔ.
He studied archaeology at university.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 考古
山顶上有一座 古 塔。
Shāndǐng shang yǒu yí zuò gǔ tǎ.
There is an ancient pagoda on the hilltop.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 塔
他喜欢读 古 代的故事。
Tā xǐhuan dú gǔdài de gùshi.
He likes reading stories from ancient times.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 古代
这是 古 代的一种乐器。
Zhè shì gǔdài de yì zhǒng yuèqì.
This is a kind of ancient musical instrument.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 古代
这是一个 古 老的神话。
Zhè shì yí ge gǔlǎo de shénhuà.
This is an ancient myth.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 神话
这是一个 古 老的文明。
Zhè shì yí ge gǔlǎo de wénmíng.
This is an ancient civilisation.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 文明
这个 古 国最终灭亡了。
Zhège gǔguó zuìzhōng mièwáng le.
This ancient state eventually perished.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 灭亡
这个节日起源于 古 代。
Zhège jiérì qǐyuán yú gǔdài.
This festival originated in ancient times.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起源
这幅 古 画正在修复中。
Zhè fú gǔhuà zhèngzài xiūfù zhōng.
This old painting is being restored.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 修复
欧洲有很多 古 老的城市。
Ōuzhōu yǒu hěn duō gǔlǎo de chéngshì.
Europe has many ancient cities.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 欧洲
汉字是一种 古 老的文字。
Hànzì shì yì zhǒng gǔlǎo de wénzì.
Chinese characters are an ancient script.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 文字
这座 古 城正在慢慢复兴。
Zhè zuò gǔchéng zhèngzài mànmàn fùxīng.
This ancient city is slowly reviving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 复兴
他家里收藏了不少 古 董。
Tā jiā lǐ shōucáng le bù shǎo gǔdǒng.
He has quite a collection of antiques at home.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 古董
这个装置的形状很 古 怪。
Zhège zhuāngzhì de xíngzhuàng hěn gǔguài.
The shape of this device is very peculiar.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 古怪
山上有一座 古 老的寺庙。
Shān shang yǒu yí zuò gǔlǎo de sìmiào.
There is an ancient temple on the mountain.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 寺庙
这座城市有很多名胜 古 迹。
Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu hěn duō míngshènggǔjì.
This city has many scenic and historic sites.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 名胜古迹
我们参观了几处名胜 古 迹。
Wǒmen cānguān le jǐ chù míngshènggǔjì.
We visited several historic sites.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 名胜古迹
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古 appears in 45 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 古
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Questions about 古
How is 古 used in a sentence?
This page shows 45 sentences using 古 (gǔ, "Ancient (old)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 古 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 古 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
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The dictionary page for 古 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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