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古人云 Pronunciation and Pinyin

古人云 Usage and Examples

The ancients said

As the ancients said

An ancient saying goes

古人云:天行健,君子以自强不息。

The ancients cloud: day line, the gentleman to self-reliance.

古人云:滴水之恩,当涌泉相报

Thee ancients cloud: dripping of grace, when animals are reported.

The characters in 古人云

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
古
gǔ5ancient times or classical poetry
人
rén2human being, person
云
yún4cloud, say, or Yunnan

More words starting with 古

  • gǔ古sī丝chóu绸zhī之lù路Ancient Silk Road, The Silk Road
  • gǔ古yuè乐ancient music, early music
  • gǔ古yuè乐yán研jiū究zhě者Early music researcher, Ancient music scholar
  • gǔ古yuè乐kè课táng堂Ancient Music Class, Classical Music Class
  • gǔ古shū书ancient book, old book
  • gǔ古shū书shàng上in ancient books, on ancient texts
  • gǔ古shū书zhōng中in ancient books, in ancient texts
  • gǔ古shū书zhōng中jì记zǎi载recorded in ancient books, documented in ancient texts
  • gú古jǐng井old well, ancient well
  • gǔ古tíng亭Guting, Ancient pavilion
  • gǔ古rén人Ancient people, The ancients
  • gǔ古rén人suǒ所yán言As the ancients said, The ancients said

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Questions about 古人云

What does 古人云 mean in Chinese?

古人云 (gǔ rén yún) means “the ancients said, as the ancients said, an ancient saying goes”.

How do you pronounce 古人云?

古人云 is pronounced gǔ rén yún in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “The ancients said” in Chinese?

“The ancients said” is 古人云 (gǔ rén yún) in Chinese.

How is 古人云 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 古人云, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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