古色古香
gǔ sè gǔ xiāng
Pinyin

Definition

古色古香
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gǔ sè gǔ xiāng
  1. interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

古
Gǔ
  1. 1 surname Gu
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
彩色
cǎi sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 multi-colored
  3. 3 classifier: 种 zhǒng
本色
běn sè
  1. 1 inherent qualities
  2. 2 natural qualities
  3. 3 distinctive character
  4. 4 true qualities
特色
tè sè
  1. 1 characteristic
  2. 2 distinguishing feature or quality

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)
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
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)

Sample Sentences

这倒是。我觉得中国应该想办法保护和弘扬这些艺术，把它发扬光大。毕竟民族的才是世界的嘛。哎，我们去那边看看吧。很多人都从那道门进去。造型很漂亮，古色古香的。
zhèdàoshì 。wǒ juéde Zhōngguó yīnggāi xiǎng bànfǎ bǎohù hé hóngyáng zhèxiē yìshù ，bǎ tā fāyáng guāngdà 。bìjìng mínzú de cáishì shìjiè de ma 。āi ，wǒmen qù nàbiān kàn kan ba 。hěn duō rén dōu cóng nà dào mén jìnqù 。zàoxíng hěn piàoliang ，gǔsègǔxiāng de 。
Yeah, that's right. I think China should think of a way to protect and develop these arts; bring them forward into the future. After all, ethnic heritage belongs to the world, no? Hey, let's go over there and have a look. A bunch of people are going in through that doorway. Their costumes are really beautiful. They have a very antiquated feel.
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