古

gǔ · gu/Gǔ · gu

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Meaning

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gǔ 古

  1. ancient
  2. old
  3. paleo-

Gǔ 古

  1. surname Gu

In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)熊(xióng)猫(māo)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)残(cán)存(cún)的(de)古(gǔ)动(dòng)物(wù)。

The giant panda is a surviving ancient animal species.

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02

这(zhè)座(zuò)古(gǔ)桥(qiáo)已(yǐ)经(jīng)有(yǒu)三(sān)百(bǎi)多(duō)年(nián)的(de)历(lì)史(shǐ)了(le)。

This ancient bridge already has a history of more than three hundred years.

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