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元古宙
Yuán gǔ zhòu
Pinyin
Definition
元古宙
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Yuán gǔ zhòu
pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)
Character Decomposition
元
二
儿
古
十
口
宙
宀
二
丨
凵
Related Words
(20)
元
Yuán
1
surname Yuan
2
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
古
Gǔ
1
surname Gu
元宵
yuán xiāo
1
Lantern Festival
2
night of the 15th of the first lunar month
3
see also 元夜[yuán yè]
4
sticky rice dumplings
元宵节
Yuán xiāo jié
1
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
元宝
Yuán bǎo
1
Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dān dōng shì], Liaoning
元旦
Yuán dàn
1
New Year's Day
元月
Yuán yuè
1
first month (of either lunar or Western calendars)
元气
yuán qì
1
strength
2
vigor
3
vitality
4
(TCM) vital energy
元素
yuán sù
1
element
2
element of a set
3
chemical element
内蒙古
Nèi měng gǔ
1
Inner Mongolia
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
公元
gōng yuán
1
CE (Common Era)
2
Christian Era
3
AD (Anno Domini)
千古
qiān gǔ
1
for all eternity
2
throughout all ages
古人
gǔ rén
1
people from ancient times
2
the ancients
3
the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
古今
gǔ jīn
1
then and now
2
ancient and modern
古代
gǔ dài
1
ancient times
2
olden times
古典
gǔ diǎn
1
classical
古城
gǔ chéng
1
ancient city
古巴
Gǔ bā
1
Cuba
古怪
gǔ guài
1
eccentric
2
grotesque
3
oddly
4
queer
古筝
gǔ zhēng
1
zither or guzheng
2
large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gǔ qín] during Tang and Song times
Idioms
(20)
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
1
a new year begins (idiom)
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)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
1
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (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)
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)
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
1
to shine through the ages (idiom)
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
1
never before in the whole of history (idiom)
2
unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
1
never before in the whole of history (idiom)
2
unprecedented
3
also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
1
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
2
crying over spilt milk
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
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
2
crying over spilt milk
3
often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
1
conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
稽古振今
jī gǔ zhèn jīn
1
studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
万古千秋
wàn gǔ qiān qiū
1
for all eternity (idiom)
万古长新
wàn gǔ cháng xīn
1
to remain forever new (idiom)
Sample Sentences