古诗
gǔ shī
Pinyin

Definition

古诗
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gǔ shī
  1. old verse
  2. Classical Chinese poem

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

不催、不催。古诗说，清明时节雨纷纷，今天还真的下毛毛雨了呢。
bù cuī 、bù cuī 。gǔshī shuō ，qīngmíngshíjié yǔ fēnfēn ，jīntiān hái zhēnde xià máomáoyǔ le ne 。
No rush, no rush. Isn't there a classical poem that goes, "The rain falls in endless showers on Tomb Sweeping Festival." Today it really is drizzling.
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不会吧？我毕业以后最高兴的就是不用再看、再背一首古诗了。你居然把它当做爱好。
bùhuì ba ？wǒ bìyè yǐhòu zuì gāoxìng de jiùshì bùyòng zài kàn 、zài bèi yī shǒu gǔshī le 。nǐ jūrán bǎ tā dàngzuò àihào 。
No way! What made me happiest about having graduated was not having to read or memorize a single ancient poem ever again. And then you go make a hobby out of it.
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我喜欢啊。读古诗是我从小的爱好。
wǒ xǐhuan ā 。dú gǔshī shì wǒ cóngxiǎo de àihào 。
I like it. Reading ancient poetry is a hobby of mine since childhood.
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我跟你不一样，我从小就喜欢诗歌，特别是古诗。
wǒ gēn nǐ bùyīyàng ，wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan shīgē ，tèbié shì gǔshī 。
I'm not like you... I've liked poetry since I was little, and especially ancient poetry.
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