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古希腊
gǔ Xī là
Pinyin
Definition
古希腊
-
gǔ Xī là
ancient Greece
Character Decomposition
古
十
口
希
乂
𠂇
巾
腊
月
艹
一
日
Related Words
(20)
希望
xī wàng
1
to wish for
2
to desire
3
hope
4
CL:個|个[gè]
内蒙古
Nèi měng gǔ
1
Inner Mongolia
2
abbr. for 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nèi měng gǔ Zì zhì qū], Inner Mongolia autonomous region
千古
qiān gǔ
1
for all eternity
2
throughout all ages
古
Gǔ
1
surname Gu
古人
gǔ rén
1
people from ancient times
2
the ancients
3
the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
古今
gǔ jīn
1
then and now
2
ancient and modern
古代
gǔ dài
1
ancient times
2
olden times
古典
gǔ diǎn
1
classical
古城
gǔ chéng
1
ancient city
古怪
gǔ guài
1
eccentric
2
grotesque
3
oddly
4
queer
古老
gǔ lǎo
1
ancient
2
old
3
age-old
古董
gǔ dǒng
1
curio
2
antique
希
xī
1
to hope
2
to admire
3
variant of 稀[xī]
希腊
Xī là
1
Greece
复古
fù gǔ
1
to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
2
to turn back the clock
3
neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
4
retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
朱古力
zhū gǔ lì
1
chocolate (loanword)
2
CL:塊|块[kuài]
盘古
Pán gǔ
1
Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)
考古
kǎo gǔ
1
archaeology
自古
zì gǔ
1
(since) ancient times
2
(from) time immemorial
蒙古
Měng gǔ
1
Mongolia
Idioms
(20)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
1
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
1
unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
2
unalterable
3
unvarying
4
monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
1
the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
1
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
1
unique
2
unprecedented (idiom)
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
1
sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
1
to have eternal regrets (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
1
to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
1
at all times and in all places (idiom)
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
1
to shine through the ages (idiom)
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
1
never before in the whole of history (idiom)
2
unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
1
never before in the whole of history (idiom)
2
unprecedented
3
also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
1
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
2
crying over spilt milk
3
often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
替古人耽忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
1
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
2
crying over spilt milk
3
often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
1
conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
稽古振今
jī gǔ zhèn jīn
1
studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
万古千秋
wàn gǔ qiān qiū
1
for all eternity (idiom)
万古长新
wàn gǔ cháng xīn
1
to remain forever new (idiom)
谈古论今
tán gǔ lùn jīn
1
to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
2
to chat freely
3
to discuss everything
贵古贱今
guì gǔ jiàn jīn
1
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
Sample Sentences