Word information
Simplified古代
Traditional古代
Pinyingǔdài
Part of speech名
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.05
Character breakdown
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How to learn 古代
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Words with the same characters
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代dài
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
代表dàibiǎorepresentative; delegate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
代替dàitìto replace; to take the place of
古gǔancient; old; paleo-; surname Gu
古老gǔlǎoancient; old; age-old
近代jìndàithe not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949)