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今来古往 — “From ancient times to the present”

今来古往 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “from ancient times to the present”. Since time immemorial.

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今来古往 Pronunciation and Pinyin

今来古往 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
今
jīn4now; present
来
lái7to come
古
gǔ5ancient times or classical poetry
往
wǎng8go towards

Example Sentence with 今来古往

世间万物,今来古往,兴衰更替乃常事。
In all things of the world, from ancient times to the present, the cycles of rise and fall are common occurrences.

Idioms Related to 今来古往

Synonyms of 今来古往

  • gǔ古wǎng往jīn今lái来from ancient times to the present

More idioms starting with 今

  • jīn今bù不rú如xī昔The present is not as good as the past
  • jīn今gǔ古qí奇guān观wonders of all ages
  • jīn今xī夕hé何xī夕What a beautiful night this is!
  • jīn今xī夕yǒu有jiǔ酒jīn今xī夕zuì醉Live for today, not for tomorrow
  • jīn今chóu愁gǔ古hèn恨old and new sorrows
  • jīn今rì日yǒu有jiǔ酒jīn今rì日zuì醉live for today
  • jīn今xī昔zhī之gǎn感nostalgia for past and present
  • jīn今shì是xī昔fēi非past errors, present correctness
  • jīn今shì是zuó昨fēi非realize past wrongs, embrace present right
  • jīn今yuè月gǔ古yuè月The moon endures, human life changes
  • jīn今zhāo朝yǒu有jiǔ酒jīn今zhāo朝zuì醉live for the present
  • jīn今shēng生jīn今shì世in this life

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Questions about 今来古往

What does 今来古往 mean?

今来古往 (jīn lái gǔ wǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “from ancient times to the present”.

How do you pronounce 今来古往?

今来古往 is pronounced jīn lái gǔ wǎng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 今来古往?

犹古往今来。从古到今。泛指很长一段时间。

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