古玩
gǔ wán
Pinyin

Definition

古玩
 - 
gǔ wán
  1. antique
  2. curio

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

玩
wán
  1. 1 to play
  2. 2 to have fun
  3. 3 to trifle with
  4. 4 toy
  5. 5 sth used for amusement
  6. 6 curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wàn])
  7. 7 to keep sth for entertainment
玩家
wán jiā
  1. 1 player (of a game)
  2. 2 enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
古
Gǔ
  1. 1 surname Gu
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
古典
gǔ diǎn
  1. 1 classical

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)

Sample Sentences

家具和家电不值几个钱。贵重物品保吗？比如金银首饰，古玩儿字画什么的？
jiājù hé jiā diàn bùzhí jǐ ge qián 。guìzhòng wùpǐn bǎo ma ？bǐrú jīnyínshǒushì ，gǔwánr zìhuà shénme de ？
Furniture and appliances are hardly worth anything. Do they cover valuables? Jewelry, antiques, paintings, what about that kind of thing?
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