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古人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

古人 Usage and Examples

Ancient people

The ancients

古人认为地球漂浮在水里。

The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water.

信不信由你,中国古人在冬天有他们自己的保温方法。

Believe it or not, ancient Chinese people had their own methods of heat preservation in winter.

The characters in 古人

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
古
gǔ5ancient times or classical poetry
人
rén2human being, person

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yún云The ancients said, As the ancients said
  • gǔ古rén人suǒ所yán言As the ancients said, The ancients said

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Questions about 古人

What does 古人 mean in Chinese?

古人 (gǔ rén) means “Ancient people, the ancients”.

How do you pronounce 古人?

古人 is pronounced gǔ rén in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Ancient people” in Chinese?

“Ancient people” is 古人 (gǔ rén) in Chinese.

How is 古人 used in a sentence?

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

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