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  1. 1. ancient
  2. 2. paleo-

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Words Containing 古

前无古人
qián wú gǔ rén

(idiom) unprecedented

古人
gǔ rén

people of ancient times

古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài

at all times and in all places (idiom)

古代
gǔ dài

ancient times

古典
gǔ diǎn

classical

古怪
gǔ guài

strange

古朴
gǔ pǔ

simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)

古老
gǔ lǎo

ancient

古董
gǔ dǒng

curio

古迹
gǔ jì

places of historic interest

考古
kǎo gǔ

archaeology

万古长青
wàn gǔ cháng qīng

remain fresh

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn

a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)

上古
shàng gǔ

the distant past

中古
zhōng gǔ

Sino-Cuban

中古汉语
zhōng gǔ hàn yǔ

Middle Chinese (linguistics)

亘古
gèn gǔ

throughout time

亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn

unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)

亘古未有
gèn gǔ wèi yǒu

unprecedented

亘古通今
gèn gǔ tōng jīn

from ancient times up to now

人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ

the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)

今古文
jīn gǔ wén

Former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经[liù jīng]

仿古
fǎng gǔ

pseudo-classical

作古
zuò gǔ

to die

借古喻今
jiè gǔ yù jīn

to borrow the past as a model for the present

借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn

to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)

元古代
yuán gǔ dài

Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)

元古宙
yuán gǔ zhòu

pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)

内蒙古大学
nèi měng gǔ dà xué

Inner Mongolia University

利古里亚
lì gǔ lǐ yà

Liguria, northwest Italy

前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě

unique

前无古人,后无来者
qián wú gǔ rén , hòu wú lái zhě

there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom)

前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县
qián guō ěr luó sī měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn

Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

千古
qiān gǔ

for all eternity

千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén

sb condemned by history (idiom)

千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn

to have eternal regrets (idiom)

南方古猿
nán fāng gǔ yuán

Australopithecus

博古
bó gǔ

Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash

博古通今
bó gǔ tōng jīn

conversant with things past and present

博尔塔拉蒙古自治州
bó ěr tǎ lā měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu

Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

印古什
yìn gǔ shí

Ingushetia, republic in southwestern Russia

厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn

to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

古丈
gǔ zhàng

Guzhang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

古丈县
gǔ zhàng xiàn

Guzhang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

古交
gǔ jiāo

Gujiao, county-level city in Taiyuan 太原[tài yuán], Shanxi

古交市
gǔ jiāo shì

Gujiao, county-level city in Taiyuan 太原[tài yuán], Shanxi

古人类
gǔ rén lèi

ancient human species such as Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis

古人类学
gǔ rén lèi xué

paleoanthropology

古今
gǔ jīn

then and now

古代史
gǔ dài shǐ

ancient history

古来
gǔ lái

since ancient times; it has ever been the case that

古杰拉尔
gǔ jié lā ěr

Gujral (name)

古杰拉特邦
gǔ jié lā tè bāng

Gujarat, Indian state

古典文学
gǔ diǎn wén xué

classical literature

古典乐
gǔ diǎn yuè

classical music (mainly Western)

古典派
gǔ diǎn pài

classicists

古典语言
gǔ diǎn yǔ yán

classical language

古典音乐
gǔ diǎn yīn yuè

classical music

古冶
gǔ yě

Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市[táng shān shì], Hebei

古冶区
gǔ yě qū

Guye district of Tangshan city 唐山市[táng shān shì], Hebei

古北界
gǔ běi jiè

Palearctic realm

古史
gǔ shǐ

ancient history

古吉拉特
gǔ jí lā tè

Gujarat, state in west India

古吉拉特邦
gǔ jí lā tè bāng

Gujarat, state in west India

古国
gǔ guó

ancient country

古地磁
gǔ dì cí

paleomagnetism

古坑
gǔ kēng

Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

古坑乡
gǔ kēng xiāng

Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

古城
gǔ chéng

ancient city

古城区
gǔ chéng qū

Gucheng district of Lijiang city 麗江市|丽江市[lì jiāng shì], Yunnan

古堡
gǔ bǎo

ancient castle

古塔
gǔ tǎ

Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning

古塔区
gǔ tǎ qū

Guta district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning

古墓葬群
gǔ mù zàng qún

(archeology) burial complex

古墓丽影
gǔ mù lì yǐng

Tomb Raider (computer game)

古奇
gǔ qí

Gucci (brand)

古字
gǔ zì

ancient character

古宅
gǔ zhái

former residence

古巴
gǔ bā

Cuba

古巴比伦
gǔ bā bǐ lún

ancient Babylon

古希腊
gǔ xī là

ancient Greece

古希腊语
gǔ xī là yǔ

Ancient Greek (language)

古往今来
gǔ wǎng jīn lái

since ancient times

古惑仔
gǔ huò zǎi

gangster

古拉格
gǔ lā gé

gulag (loanword)

古文
gǔ wén

the Classics

古文字学
gǔ wén zì xué

paleography

古文明
gǔ wén míng

ancient civilization

古文观止
gǔ wén guān zhǐ

Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty

古文运动
gǔ wén yùn dòng

cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song

古斯塔夫·多雷
gǔ sī tǎ fū · duō léi

Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor

古斯塔夫·施特雷泽曼
gǔ sī tǎ fū · shī tè léi zé màn

Gustav Stresemann (Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic)

古新世
gǔ xīn shì

Palaeocene (geological epoch from 65m-55m years ago)

古新统
gǔ xīn tǒng

Palaeocene system (geology)

古方
gǔ fāng

ancient prescription

古早
gǔ zǎo

former times

古早味
gǔ zǎo wèi

flavor of yesteryear

古昔
gǔ xī

(literary) ancient times

古时
gǔ shí

antiquity

古时候
gǔ shí hou

in ancient times

古晋
gǔ jìn

Kuching (city in Malaysia)

古书
gǔ shū

ancient book

古板
gǔ bǎn

outmoded

古柯
gǔ kē

(botany) coca (source of cocaine)

古柯树
gǔ kē shù

coca plant (source of cocaine)

古柯碱
gǔ kē jiǎn

cocaine (loanword)

古根海姆
gǔ gēn hǎi mǔ

Guggenheim (name)

古根罕
gǔ gēn hǎn

Guggenheim (name)

古根罕喷气推进研究中心
gǔ gēn hǎn pēn qì tuī jìn yán jiū zhōng xīn

Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, from 1926)

古气候学
gǔ qì hòu xué

paleoclimatology

古波
gǔ bō

Gubo (a personal name)

古浪
gǔ làng

Gulang county in Wuwei 武威[wǔ wēi], Gansu

古浪县
gǔ làng xiàn

Gulang county in Wuwei 武威[wǔ wēi], Gansu

古尔班通古特沙漠
gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè shā mò

Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang

古尔邦节
gǔ ěr bāng jié

Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar

古物
gǔ wù

antique

古特雷斯
gǔ tè léi sī

António Guterres (1949-), secretary-general of the United Nations (2017-), prime minister of Portugal (1995-2002)

古玩
gǔ wán

antique

古玩店
gǔ wán diàn

antique store

古琴
gǔ qín

guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers

古生代
gǔ shēng dài

Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀|奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀|志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀|泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀|石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀|二叠纪

古生物
gǔ shēng wù

paleo-organism

古生物学
gǔ shēng wù xué

palaeontology

古生物学家
gǔ shēng wù xué jiā

paleontologist; paleobiologist

古田
gǔ tián

Gutian county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian

古田县
gǔ tián xiàn

Gutian county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian

古登堡
gǔ dēng bǎo

Gutenberg (name)

古盗鸟
gǔ dào niǎo

Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)

古砚
gǔ yàn

antique ink slab

古筝
gǔ zhēng

guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gǔ qín] during Tang and Song times)

古籍
gǔ jí

ancient text

古县
gǔ xiàn

Gu county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

古罗马
gǔ luó mǎ

ancient Rome

古义
gǔ yì

ancient meaning

古老肉
gǔ lǎo ròu

sweet and sour pork

古脊椎动物学
gǔ jǐ zhuī dòng wù xué

vertebrate paleontology

古旧
gǔ jiù

archaic

古董滩
gǔ dǒng tān

Gudong desert or Antiques desert at Han dynasty Yangguan pass 陽關|阳关[yáng guān], named after many Han dynasty archaeological discoveries

古蔺
gǔ lìn

Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[lú zhōu], Sichuan

古蔺县
gǔ lìn xiàn

Gulin county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[lú zhōu], Sichuan

古兰经
gǔ lán jīng

the Koran

古装
gǔ zhuāng

ancient costume

古装剧
gǔ zhuāng jù

costume drama

古训
gǔ xùn

ancient teaching

古诗
gǔ shī

Classical Chinese poem

古语
gǔ yǔ

ancient language

古谚
gǔ yàn

ancient proverb

古诺
gǔ nuò

Gounod (name)

古道
gǔ dào

ancient road

古都
gǔ dū

ancient capital

古里古怪
gǔ lǐ gǔ guài

quaint

古铜色
gǔ tóng sè

bronze color

古铜色卷尾
gǔ tóng sè juǎn wěi

(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)

古雅典
gǔ yǎ diǎn

ancient Athens

古灵精怪
gǔ líng jīng guài

weird

古音
gǔ yīn

ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character

古风
gǔ fēng

a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩|古体诗[gǔ tǐ shī]

古驰
gǔ chí

Gucci (brand)

古腾堡计划
gǔ téng bǎo jì huà

Project Gutenberg

古体诗
gǔ tǐ shī

a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line

古鲁
gǔ lǔ

guru (loanword)

古鲁鲁
gǔ lǔ lǔ

(onom.) the sound of a rolling object

古龙
gǔ lóng

Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter

史前古器物
shǐ qián gǔ qì wù

prehistoric artifacts

名胜古迹
míng shèng gǔ jì

historical sites and scenic spots

名古屋
míng gǔ wū

Nagoya, city in Japan

和布克赛尔蒙古自治县
hé bù kè sài ěr měng gǔ zì zhì xiàn

Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang

唐古拉
táng gǔ lā

Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[qīng zàng gāo yuán]

唐古拉山
táng gǔ lā shān

Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

唐古拉山脉
táng gǔ lā shān mài

Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县
kā lǎ qìn zuǒ yì měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn

Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning

围场满族蒙古族自治县
wéi chǎng mǎn zú měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn

Weichang Manchu and Mongol autonomous county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

埃及古物学
āi jí gǔ wù xué

Egyptology

埃及古物学者
āi jí gǔ wù xué zhě

Egyptologist

外蒙古
wài měng gǔ

Outer Mongolia

太古
tài gǔ

immemorial

太古代
tài gǔ dài

Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)

太古宙
tài gǔ zhòu

Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)

太古洋行
tài gǔ yáng háng

Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)

奥古斯塔
ào gǔ sī tǎ

Augusta (place name: capital of Maine, city in Georgia etc)

奥古斯都
ào gǔ sī dū

Augustus (name)

将今论古
jiāng jīn lùn gǔ

to observe the present to study the past

尼古丁
ní gǔ dīng

nicotine (loanword)

巴音郭楞蒙古自治州
bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang

希奇古怪
xī qí gǔ guài

crazy

师古
shī gǔ

in imitation of ancient style

庇古
bì gǔ

Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877-1959), British economist

吊古
diào gǔ

to revisit the past

彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ

to shine through the ages (idiom)

往古
wǎng gǔ

in former times

复古
fù gǔ

to turn back the clock

复古会
fù gǔ huì

anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培

德古拉
dé gǔ lā

Dracula, novel by Bram Stoker

怀古
huái gǔ

to recall the past

拟古
nǐ gǔ

to emulate a classic

拟古之作
nǐ gǔ zhī zuò

a work in a classic style

叙拉古
xù lā gǔ

Syracuse, Sicily

新古典
xīn gǔ diǎn

neoclassical

新古典主义
xīn gǔ diǎn zhǔ yì

neoclassicism

明古鲁
míng gǔ lǔ

Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)