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博古
Bó Gǔ
Pinyin
Definition
博古
-
Bó Gǔ
Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash
Character Decomposition
博
十
十
用
丶
寸
古
十
口
Related Words
(20)
博
bó
1
extensive
2
ample
3
rich
4
obtain
5
aim
6
to win
7
to get
8
plentiful
9
to gamble
博友
bó yǒu
1
lit. blog friend
博士
bó shì
1
doctor
2
court academician (in feudal China)
3
Ph.D.
博客
bó kè
1
blog (loanword)
2
weblog
3
blogger
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
博物馆
bó wù guǎn
1
museum
古
Gǔ
1
surname Gu
古代
gǔ dài
1
ancient times
2
olden times
古典
gǔ diǎn
1
classical
古城
gǔ chéng
1
ancient city
古老
gǔ lǎo
1
ancient
2
old
3
age-old
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)
微博
wēi bó
1
microblogging
2
microblog
微博客
wēi bó kè
1
microblogging
2
microblog
赌博
dǔ bó
1
to gamble
一古脑儿
yī gǔ nǎo r5
1
variant of 一股腦兒|一股脑儿[yī gǔ nǎo r5]
上古
shàng gǔ
1
the distant past
2
ancient times
3
antiquity
4
early historical times
世博
Shì bó
1
abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shì jiè Bó lǎn huì], World Expo
世博会
Shì bó huì
1
World Exposition
2
abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shì jiè Bó lǎn huì], World Expo
中古
Zhōng Gǔ
1
Sino-Cuban
2
China-Cuba
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)
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
1
Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
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)
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
1
lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
2
idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
1
erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
1
to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
博而不精
bó ér bù jīng
1
extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
2
jack-of-all-trades, master of none
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
博识洽闻
bó shí qià wén
1
knowledgeable
2
erudite (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)
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
1
vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
峨冠博带
é guān bó dài
1
official class
2
intellectual class (idiom)
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
1
to shine through the ages (idiom)
Sample Sentences