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古文字学
gǔ wén zì xué
Pinyin
Definition
古文字学
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gǔ wén zì xué
paleography
Character Decomposition
古
十
口
文
文
字
宀
子
学
⺍
冖
子
Related Words
(20)
中文
Zhōng wén
1
Chinese language
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
1
original text
古
Gǔ
1
surname Gu
古代
gǔ dài
1
ancient times
2
olden times
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
1
letter
2
symbol
3
character
4
word
5
CL:個|个[gè]
6
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
数字
shù zì
1
numeral
2
digit
3
number
4
figure
5
amount
6
digital (electronics etc)
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文
Wén
1
surname Wen
文化
wén huà
1
culture
2
civilization
3
cultural
4
CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文章
wén zhāng
1
article
2
essay
3
literary works
4
writings
5
hidden meaning
6
CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
文艺
wén yì
1
literature and art
英文
Yīng wén
1
English (language)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
三文鱼
sān wén yú
1
salmon (loanword)
亘古
gèn gǔ
1
throughout time
2
from ancient times (up to the present)
人文
rén wén
1
humanities
2
human affairs
3
culture
作文
zuò wén
1
to write an essay
2
composition (student essay)
3
CL:篇[piān]
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
Idioms
(20)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
1
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
1
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3
each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
1
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2
concise and powerful style
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
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)
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
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)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (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)
Sample Sentences