古老
gǔ lǎo
Pinyin

Definition

古老
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gǔ lǎo
  1. ancient
  2. old
  3. age-old

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

古
Gǔ
  1. 1 surname Gu
老
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
老妈
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
老子
Lǎo zǐ
  1. 1 Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
  2. 2 the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
老家
lǎo jiā
  1. 1 native place
  2. 2 place of origin
  3. 3 home state or region
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
老爸
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
中老年
zhōng lǎo nián
  1. 1 middle and old age
偕老
xié lǎo
  1. 1 to grow old together
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
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
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
古典
gǔ diǎn
  1. 1 classical
古城
gǔ chéng
  1. 1 ancient city
古怪
gǔ guài
  1. 1 eccentric
  2. 2 grotesque
  3. 3 oddly
  4. 4 queer
古老
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old

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)
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
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)
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
  1. 1 to shine through the ages (idiom)
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. 1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good

Sample Sentences

哈，那你就问对人了，我来帮你科普一下啊，田径呢是一种古老的比赛项目，其实在古希腊就有了。那后来因为体育项目的计分方式不一样，就分成了田和径两个大项。
hā ，nà nǐ jiù wèn duì rén le ，wǒ lái bāng nǐ kēpǔ yīxià ā ，tiánjìng ne shì yīzhǒng gǔlǎo de bǐsài xiàngmù ，qíshí zài gǔ xīlà jiù yǒu le 。nà hòulái yīnwèi tǐyù xiàngmù de jìfēn fāngshì bù yīyàng ，jiù fēn chéng le tián hé jìng liǎng gè dà xiàng 。
Ha. You've asked the right person. Here's a bit of popular science for you. Field and track is an ancient sporting contest, actually it already existed in ancient Greece. Then later, because sporting events have different ways of scoring, so it was divided into two main sections, track and field.
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不过它也有安静的一面。城市里有很多小花园、还有一些古老的寺庙。而且东京近郊的自然风光也很美，富士山就在那儿。闲暇的时候，或者压力大的时候去透透气，还是不错的。
bùguò tā yě yǒu ānjìng de yī miàn 。chéngshì lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo huāyuán 、hái yǒu yīxiē gǔlǎo de sìmiào 。érqiě Dōngjīng jìnjiāo de zìrán fēngguāng yě hěn měi ，Fùshìshān jiù zài nàr5 。xiánxiá de shíhou ，huòzhě yālì dà de shíhou qù tòutou qì ，háishì bùcuò de 。
But it does have its quiet side. There are a lot of little gardens in the city, and some ancient temples. And the natural scenery near Tokyo is really beautiful. Mt. Fuji is right there. On vacation, or when the pressure is just too high, you can go there and take a breather. That's pretty good.
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你还是先去埃及吧！那儿才是最古老最神秘的地方！不瞒你说，我也很想去看看！
nǐ hái shì xiān qù Āijí ba ！nàr5 cái shì zuì gǔlǎo zuì shénmì de dìfang ！bùmánnǐshuō ，wǒ yě hěn xiǎng qù kànkan ！
You should check out Egypt first! That's the only really ancient and mysterious place! To tell you the truth, I'd like to have a look myself!
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这一伟大胜利，重新确立了中国在世界上的大国地位，使中国人民赢得了世界爱好和平人民的尊敬。这一伟大胜利，开辟了中华民族伟大复兴的光明前景，开启了古老中国凤凰涅槃浴火重生的新征程
zhè yī wěidà shènglì ，chóngxīn quèlì le Zhōngguó zàishìjièshàng de dàguó dìwèi ，shǐ Zhōngguó rénmín yíngdé le shìjiè àihào hépíng rénmín de zūnjìng 。zhè yī wěidà shènglì ，kāipì le zhōnghuámínzú wěidà fùxīng de guāngmíng qiánjǐng ，kāiqǐ le gǔlǎo Zhōngguó fènghuáng nièpán yùhuǒ chóngshēng de xīn zhēngchéng
This great victory has reaffirmed China’s status as a major nation in the world order, winning Chinese people the respect of peace-loving people around the world. This great victory launched a bright future of renaissance for the Chinese people, and started the nirvana that is ancient China’s phoenix on its expedition through the flames to rebirth.
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还以为殉情只是古老的传言。
hái yǐwéi xùnqíng zhǐshì gǔlǎo de chuányán 。
We still think that dying for love is only in ancient legends
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我在邮票上看到一种很古老的房子，说是安徽徽州一带的民居，造型很独特也很神秘，现在还保存着。
wǒ zài yóupiào shàng kàndào yīzhǒng hěn gǔlǎo de fángzi ，shuō shì Ānhuī Huīzhōu yīdài de mínjū ，zàoxíng hěn dútè yě hěn shénmì ，xiànzài hái bǎocún zhe 。
I saw an ancient looking house on a postage stamp. It said it was an old residence from Anhui's city of Huizhou. The design was very unique and mysterious and is still preserved to this day.
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他们还保留着一些古老的传统。
tāmen hái bǎoliú zhe yīxiē gǔlǎo de chuántǒng 。
They're still preserving some ancient traditions.
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看来大家是有备而来啊。我再给大家简单地介绍一下。评弹是一种古老的说唱艺术。起源于美丽的苏州，是用最柔软的苏州话来唱的。有说有唱，还有弹。
kànlái dàjiā shì yǒubèi\'érlái a 。wǒ zài gěi dàjiā jiǎndān de jièshào yīxià 。píngtán shì yīzhǒng gǔlǎo de shuōchàng yìshù 。qǐyuán yú měilì de Sūzhōu ，shì yòng zuì róuruǎn de Sūzhōuhuà lái chàng de 。yǒu shuō yǒu chàng ，háiyǒu tán 。
It seems as though everyone came prepared. Let me give you all another simple introduction. 'Pingtan' is one kind of the ancient art of speaking and singing style story telling. It originated in our beautiful Suzhou and is sung in the softest of dialects, the Suzhou dialect. There's speaking and singing, and also stringed instruments.
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太棒了！又古老又现代，是我去过的最好的城市。
tài bàng le ！yòu gǔlǎo yòu xiàndài ，shì wǒ qù guo de zuì hǎo de chéngshì 。
It's so great! It's both ancient and modern. It's the best city I've ever been to.
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你怎么能这么说？死刑多么残酷！这种古老的刑罚，一点也不适合现在 的社会，早该被废除了。其实大多数发达国家都在某种程度上废除了死刑，中国也该这样。
nǐ zěnme néng zhème shuō ？sǐxíng duōme cánkù ！zhèzhǒng gǔlǎo de xíngfá ，yīdiǎn yě bù shìhé xiànzài de shèhuì ，zǎo gāi bèi fèichú le 。qíshí dàduōshù fādáguójiā dōu zài mǒuzhǒng chéngdù shàng fèichú le sǐxíng ，Zhōngguó yě gāi zhèyàng 。
How can you say such a thing? The death penalty is so brutal. This kind of archaic punishment doesn't fit in at all with the society today. It should have been abolished a long time ago. Actually, the vast majority of developed countries have to some extent abolished capital punishment--China should too.
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