Meaning of 古人
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
gǔrén
- people of ancient times
- the ancients
- extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
- (literary) deceased person
古人 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他是一位前无古人的大科学家。
He is as great a scientist as ever lived.
古人喜欢讲关于勇气的故事。
Ancient people liked to tell stories of bravery.
Stroke order for each character
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古 gǔ · ancient · 5 strokes
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- 2
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- 5
人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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- 2
Related words
Words that share a character with 古人.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
Questions about 古人
What does 古人 mean?
古人 (gǔrén) means "people of ancient times; the ancients" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 古人?
古人 is made of 2 characters: 古 (5 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.
Is 古人 an HSK word?
Yes. 古人 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.