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古人

gǔ rén · gu ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. people of ancient times
  2. the ancients
  3. extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
  4. (literary) deceased person
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No phones in ancient times

  1. Liangliang

    古人(gǔrén)没有(méiyǒu)手机(shǒujī)，晚上(wǎnshang)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    The ancients had no phones. What did they do at night?

  2. Dengdeng

    古人(gǔrén)看(kàn)月亮(yuèliang)、写诗(xiěshī)、喝茶(hēchá)。

    They watched the moon, wrote poems and drank tea.

  3. Liangliang

    听起来(tīngqilai)比(bǐ)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)好(hǎo)。

    Sounds better than looking at a phone.

  4. Dengdeng

    古人(gǔrén)也许(yěxǔ)也(yě)想要(xiǎngyào)手机(shǒujī)呢(ne)。

    Maybe the ancients wanted phones too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)他们(tāmen)会(huì)问(wèn)月亮(yuèliang)：有(yǒu)信号(xìnhào)吗(ma)？

    Then they would ask the moon: any signal?

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01

古(gǔ)人(rén)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)讲(jiǎng)关(guān)于(yú)勇(yǒng)气(qì)的(de)故(gù)事(shì)。

Ancient people liked to tell stories of bravery.

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02

古(gǔ)人(rén)用(yòng)竹(zhú)简(jiǎn)记(jì)录(lù)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)事(shì)情(qing)。

The ancients used bamboo slips to record important matters.

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