Meaning of 古董
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
gǔdǒng
- curio
- antique
古董 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他对古董很有鉴赏力。
He has an eye for antiques.
他偶然在古董店里发现了这个旧硬币。
He came across this old coin in an antique shop.
好啦，老古董。
OK, boomer.
她对古董很感兴趣。
She has a great love for antique goods.
父亲生前留下来的老古董，原来只是一堆不值钱的垃圾。
The antiques my father left when he died turned out to be nothing but worthless junk.
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古 gǔ · ancient · 5 strokes
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董 dǒng · to direct · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 古董.
| 古代 | gǔdài | ancient times |
| 古老 | gǔlǎo | ancient; old |
| 古典 | gǔdiǎn | classical |
| 古怪 | gǔguài | strange; weird |
| 董事会 | dǒngshìhuì | board of directors |
| 董事 | dǒngshì | board member |
| 董事长 | dǒngshìzhǎng | chairman of the board of directors |
| 古人 | gǔrén | people of ancient times; the ancients |
| 古迹 | gǔjì | place of historic interest; historical site |
| 古朴 | gǔpǔ | simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc) |
| 古今中外 | gǔjīn-zhōngwài | at all times and in all places (idiom) |
| 前无古人 | qiánwúgǔrén | (idiom) unprecedented; unheard of |
Questions about 古董
What does 古董 mean?
古董 (gǔdǒng) means "curio; antique" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 古董?
古董 is made of 2 characters: 古 (5 strokes), 董 (12 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 古董 an HSK word?
Yes. 古董 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.