古都
gǔ dū
Pinyin

Definition

古都
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gǔ dū
  1. ancient capital

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

都
Dū
  1. 1 surname Du
古
Gǔ
  1. 1 surname Gu
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
古城
gǔ chéng
  1. 1 ancient city
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)
成都
Chéng dū
  1. 1 Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China
都市
dū shì
  1. 1 city
  2. 2 metropolis
首都
shǒu dū
  1. 1 capital (city)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
一古脑儿
yī gǔ nǎo r5
  1. 1 variant of 一股腦兒|一股脑儿[yī gǔ nǎo r5]
上古
shàng gǔ
  1. 1 the distant past
  2. 2 ancient times
  3. 3 antiquity
  4. 4 early historical times
中古
Zhōng Gǔ
  1. 1 Sino-Cuban
  2. 2 China-Cuba
亘古
gèn gǔ
  1. 1 throughout time
  2. 2 from ancient times (up to the present)
京都
Jīng dū
  1. 1 Kyoto, Japan
京都府
Jīng dū fǔ
  1. 1 Kyōto prefecture in central Japan
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
仿古
fǎng gǔ
  1. 1 pseudo-classical
  2. 2 modeled on antique
  3. 3 in the old style
作古
zuò gǔ
  1. 1 to die
  2. 2 to pass away
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
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
全都
quán dōu
  1. 1 all
  2. 2 without exception

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)
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
  1. 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3 to value both equally
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
林子大了，什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
  1. 1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
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)
脸都绿了
liǎn dōu lu:4 le
  1. 1 green in the face (idiom)
  2. 2 to look unwell
万古千秋
wàn gǔ qiān qiū
  1. 1 for all eternity (idiom)

Sample Sentences

旅游软件能告诉你如何欣赏京都的美吗？春季赏樱、秋天赏枫，冬日在风雪中领会千年古都的美丽哀愁...
lǚyóu ruǎnjiàn néng gàosu nǐ rúhé xīnshǎng jīngdōu de měi ma ？chūnjì shǎngyīng 、qiūtiān shǎngfēng ，dōng rì zài fēng xuě zhōng lǐnghuì qiān nián gǔdōu de měilì āichóu ...
Can software tell you how to enjoy the beauty Kyoto has to offer? With the cherry blossoms in spring and the maple trees in autumn, or enjoying the desolate beauty of the the thousand-year-old ancient city of Kyoto in the snow...
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