古人 - gǔ rén - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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古人

gǔ rén

Definition

people from ancient times
the ancients
the late (i.e. person who has passed away)

Character Decomposition

Related words (3)

古人類

gǔ rén lèi

ancient hominid species such as Homo erectus, Neanderthal man etc

作古人

zuò gǔ rén

to die; to pass away

前無古人後無來者

qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě

to surpass all others of its kind before and since; to have neither predecessors nor successors

Idioms (2)

替古人擔憂

tì gǔ rén dān yōu

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

替古人耽憂

tì gǔ rén dān yōu

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

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