古代 (gǔdài) means Ancient times. Below are 11 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
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
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
鸽子在 古代 常被用来传信。
Gēzi zài gǔdài cháng bèi yònglái chuán xìn.
In ancient times pigeons were often used to carry messages.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 鸽子
这种 古代 货币现在很值钱。
Zhè zhǒng gǔdài huòbì xiànzài hěn zhíqián.
This kind of ancient coin is worth a lot now.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 货币
博物馆里陈列着 古代 武器。
Bówùguǎn lǐ chénlièzhe gǔdài wǔqì.
Ancient weapons are displayed in the museum.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 武器
城墙是 古代 重要的防御工事。
Chéngqiáng shì gǔdài zhòngyào de fángyù gōngshì.
City walls were an important defensive work in ancient times.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 防御
博物馆里陈列着许多 古代 兵器。
Bówùguǎn lǐ chénlièzhe xǔduō gǔdài bīngqì.
Many ancient weapons are displayed in the museum.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 陈列
指南针是中国 古代 的重要发明。
Zhǐnánzhēn shì Zhōngguó gǔdài de zhòngyào fāmíng.
The compass is an important ancient Chinese invention.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指南针
火药是中国 古代 的四大发明之一。
Huǒyào shì Zhōngguó gǔdài de sì dà fāmíng zhī yī.
Gunpowder is one of ancient China's four great inventions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 火药
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Questions about 古代
How is 古代 used in a sentence?
This page shows 11 sentences using 古代 (gǔdài, "Ancient times"), 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.
Is 古代 an HSK word?
Yes — 古代 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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