古装
gǔ zhuāng
Pinyin

Definition

古装
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gǔ zhuāng
  1. ancient costume
  2. period costume (in movies etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

古
Gǔ
  1. 1 surname Gu
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
复古
fù gǔ
  1. 1 to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
  2. 2 to turn back the clock
  3. 3 neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
  4. 4 retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
上古
shàng gǔ
  1. 1 the distant past
  2. 2 ancient times
  3. 3 antiquity
  4. 4 early historical times
亘古
gèn gǔ
  1. 1 throughout time
  2. 2 from ancient times (up to the present)
仿古
fǎng gǔ
  1. 1 pseudo-classical
  2. 2 modeled on antique
  3. 3 in the old style
内蒙古
Nèi měng gǔ
  1. 1 Inner Mongolia
  2. 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. 1 for all eternity
  2. 2 throughout all ages
古人
gǔ rén
  1. 1 people from ancient times
  2. 2 the ancients
  3. 3 the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
古今
gǔ jīn
  1. 1 then and now
  2. 2 ancient and modern
古来
gǔ lái
  1. 1 since ancient times
  2. 2 it has ever been the case that
  3. 3 see also 自古以來|自古以来[zì gǔ yǐ lái]
古典
gǔ diǎn
  1. 1 classical
古城
gǔ chéng
  1. 1 ancient city
古堡
gǔ bǎo
  1. 1 ancient castle
古宅
gǔ zhái
  1. 1 former residence
古巴
Gǔ bā
  1. 1 Cuba
古怪
gǔ guài
  1. 1 eccentric
  2. 2 grotesque
  3. 3 oddly
  4. 4 queer
古惑仔
gǔ huò zǎi
  1. 1 gangster
  2. 2 hooligan
  3. 3 problem youth
  4. 4 at-risk youth
古文
gǔ wén
  1. 1 old language
  2. 2 the Classics
  3. 3 Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose
  4. 4 Classical Chinese as a school subject
古时
gǔ shí
  1. 1 antiquity

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 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. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
  1. 1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
  1. 1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
  1. 1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
  1. 1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
  1. 1 to shine through the ages (idiom)
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
  1. 1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  2. 2 unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
  1. 1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
  2. 2 unprecedented
  3. 3 also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
  1. 1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  2. 2 crying over spilt milk
  3. 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. 1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
  2. 2 crying over spilt milk
  3. 3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
  1. 1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
稽古振今
jī gǔ zhèn jīn
  1. 1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
万古千秋
wàn gǔ qiān qiū
  1. 1 for all eternity (idiom)
万古长新
wàn gǔ cháng xīn
  1. 1 to remain forever new (idiom)
谈古论今
tán gǔ lùn jīn
  1. 1 to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
  2. 2 to chat freely
  3. 3 to discuss everything
贵古贱今
guì gǔ jiàn jīn
  1. 1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

Sample Sentences

没…没有啊！只是我老公平常也不爱看古装剧，这几天却开始整天朕来朕去地称呼自己，欸！他不会也带哪个野女人上那家宾馆了吧！
méi …méiyǒu ā ！zhǐshì wǒ lǎogōng píngcháng yě bù ài kàn gǔzhuāng jù ，zhè jǐ tiān què kāishǐ zhěngtiān zhèn lái zhèn qù de chēnghu zìjǐ ，éi ！tā bù huì yě dài nǎge yě nǚrén shàng nà jiā bīnguǎn le ba ！
No...not at all! It's just that my husband ins't usually in period dramas, but recently all he's been doing his referring to himself as the emperor. Huh, don't tell me he's brought some hussy to that hotel too!
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好好好。我得查个明白……对了，你男友不是在公关公司工作吗？说不定就是在那儿办个什么古装剧的活动而已。
hǎohǎohǎo 。wǒ děi chá gè míngbai ……duìle ，nǐ nányǒu bùshì zài gōngguān gōngsī gōngzuò ma ？shuōbudìng jiùshì zài nàr bàn gè shénme gǔzhuāng jù de huódòng éryǐ 。
Yes, yes, yes. I'll do a proper investigation. Hey, doesn't your boyfriend work at a PR company? Maybe they are just doing some kind of period drama event at that hotel?
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我看！...不是不是啦！这是他古装剧的造型，别整我了，我是要他时装的发型!
wǒ kàn ！...bùshì bùshì la ！zhè shì tā gǔzhuāngjù de zàoxíng ，bié zhěng wǒ le ，wǒ shì yào tā shízhuāng de fàxíng !
Let me see!... No, that's not right! This is a picture of his hairstyle from a historical drama. Don't mess around with me. I want one of his fashionable hairstyles!
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古装片、历史小说、架空历史小说
gǔzhuāngpiàn 、lìshǐ xiǎoshuō 、jiàkònglìshǐ xiǎoshuō
ancient Chinese period drama, historical novels, alternate history novels
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化妆才会更好看嘛！你看，我们的服装也很多，除了婚纱，还有古装和礼服，英国的法国的都有。
huàzhuāng cái huì gèng hǎokàn ma ！nǐ kàn ，wǒmen de fúzhuāng yě hěn duō ，chúle hūnshā ，háiyǒu gǔzhuāng hé lǐfú ，Yīngguó de Fǎguó de dōu yǒu 。
Make-up makes you look better! See, we also have many different outfits. Besides wedding dresses, we also have traditional clothing and formal attire. British, French - we've got it all.
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对啊。这种恶搞的情节搞笑但不低俗，可以算得上是真正的精品喜剧了！还有，除了台词以外，角色也写得很棒！这些主角的名字都是由一些有名的古装小说人物的名字拼凑起来的，但是性格和形象又颠覆了我们对这些人物的印象，所以一下子就能吸引住观众。
duìā 。zhèzhǒng ègǎo de qíngjié gǎoxiào dàn bù dīsú ，kěyǐ suàn de shàng shì zhēnzhèng de jīngpǐn xǐjù le ！hái yǒu ，chú le táicí yǐwài ，juésè yě xiě de hěn bàng ！zhèxiē zhǔjué de míngzi dōu shì yóu yīxiē yǒumíng de gǔzhuāng xiǎoshuō rénwù de míngzi pīncòu qǐlai de ，dànshì xìnggé hé xíngxiàng yòu diānfù le wǒmen duì zhèxiē rénwù de yìnxiàng ，suǒyǐ yīxiàzi jiù néng xīyǐn zhù guānzhòng 。
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你不也一样！看得比谁都入迷。话说回来，这部戏确实是精彩。把古装戏拍成情景喜剧，还将各大方言穿插其中，个个看了都笑得前仰后合。你说，能不火吗？
nǐ bù yě yīyàng ！kàn de bǐ shéi dōu rùmí 。huà shuō huílai ，zhè bù xì quèshí shì jīngcǎi 。bǎ gǔzhuāng xì pāi chéng qíngjǐng xǐjù ，hái jiāng gè dà fāngyán chuānchā qízhōng ，gège kàn le dōu xiào de qiányǎnghòuhé 。nǐ shuō ，néng bù huǒ ma ？
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也许今天的《满城尽带黄金甲》就是一部不错的古装大片。
yěxǔ jīntiān de 《mǎnchéngjǐndàihuángjīnjiǎ 》jiùshì yī bù bùcuò de gǔzhuāng dàpiān 。
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可是奥斯卡的国际影响力却是独一无二的。国内的大导演们热衷于角逐奥斯卡奖，其实并不是单纯为了得奖，而是希望借着全世界最受关注的奥斯卡奖，把中国电影推向世界。李安的《卧虎藏龙》得了奖，让导演们看到了中国传统文化在国际市场上的吸引力，所以这几年才纷纷拍起了古装片。
kěshì àosīkǎ de guójì yǐngxiǎnglì què shì dúyīwúèr de 。guónèi de dà dǎoyǎnmen rèzhōngyú juézhú àosīkǎ jiǎng ，qíshí bìng bù shì dānchún wèile déjiǎng ，érshì xīwàng jiè zhe quánshìjiè zuì shòuguānzhù de àosīkǎ jiǎng ，bǎ zhōngguódiànyǐng tuīxiàng shìjiè 。Lǐ Ān de 《wòhǔcánglóng 》déle jiǎng ，ràng dǎoyǎnmen kàndào le Zhōngguó chuántǒngwénhuà zài guójìshìchǎng shàng de xīyǐnlì ，suǒyǐ zhèjǐnián cái fēnfēn pāi qǐ le gǔzhuāngpiàn 。
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没兴趣，又是古装大片，你还没看腻吗？这几年国内的大导演们一部接一部地拍古装片，成本动不动就上亿，可是每部都是“只叫座不叫好”，我对国产大片是彻底不抱希望了。
méi xìngqù ，yòu shì gǔzhuāng dàpiān ，nǐ hái méi kàn nì ma ？zhèjǐnián guónèi de dà dǎoyǎnmen yī bù jiē yī bù de pāi gǔzhuāngpiàn ，chéngběn dòng bu dòng jiù shàngyì ，kěshì měi bù dōu shì “zhǐ jiàozuò bù jiàohǎo ”，wǒ duì guóchǎn dàpiān shì chèdǐ bù bào xīwàng le 。
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