古代史
gǔ dài shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

古代史
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gǔ dài shǐ
  1. ancient history

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

代
dài
  1. 1 to substitute
  2. 2 to act on behalf of others
  3. 3 to replace
  4. 4 generation
  5. 5 dynasty
  6. 6 age
  7. 7 period
  8. 8 (historical) era
  9. 9 (geological) eon
代价
dài jià
  1. 1 price
  2. 2 cost
  3. 3 consideration (in share dealing)
代表
dài biǎo
  1. 1 representative
  2. 2 delegate
  3. 3 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè],名[míng]
  4. 4 to represent
  5. 5 to stand for
  6. 6 on behalf of
  7. 7 in the name of
古
Gǔ
  1. 1 surname Gu
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
史
Shǐ
  1. 1 surname Shi
年代
nián dài
  1. 1 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
  2. 2 age
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
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)
时代
Shí dài
  1. 1 Time, US weekly news magazine
历史
lì shǐ
  1. 1 history
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],段[duàn]
现代
Xiàn dài
  1. 1 Hyundai, South Korean company
上古
shàng gǔ
  1. 1 the distant past
  2. 2 ancient times
  3. 3 antiquity
  4. 4 early historical times
世代
shì dài
  1. 1 for many generations
  2. 2 generation
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 age
亘古
gèn gǔ
  1. 1 throughout time
  2. 2 from ancient times (up to the present)
交代
jiāo dài
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to make clear
  4. 4 to brief (sb)
  5. 5 to account for
  6. 6 to justify oneself
  7. 7 to confess
  8. 8 (coll.) to finish
代代
dài dài
  1. 1 from generation to generation
  2. 2 generation after generation
代名词
dài míng cí
  1. 1 pronoun
  2. 2 synonym
  3. 3 byword
代替
dài tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to take the place of
代沟
dài gōu
  1. 1 generation gap
代理
dài lǐ
  1. 1 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
  2. 2 to act as an agent or proxy
  3. 3 surrogate
  4. 4 (computing) proxy

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)
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
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)
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
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)
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
  1. 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
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)
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
  1. 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
  1. 1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
  1. 1 to shine through the ages (idiom)
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)

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