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古代

gǔ dài

HSK 3 · word 1495 of 3,000

Meaning

• ancient times

Example sentence

Characters in 古代

• 古 gǔ ancient
• 代 dài to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute

古 ancient plus 代, an era. Ancient times, and 现代 and 近代 are built the same way.

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