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上古 (史)，中古 (史) ancient, medieval times (history);
古往今來 from ancient to modern times.
(2) Ancient artifacts, relics of the past: 考古 to study ancient relics;
考古學 (家) archeology, archeologist.
(3) A particular style of painting or pottery of the past: 仿古 in the style of an ancient master or period;
法古 (painting) imitate an ancient master;
(of political or social institutions) follow an ancient practice.
(4) The ancient people: 疑古 to doubt the ancients;
思古，懷古 nostalgia, thinking of the past;
作古 (of person) passed away, died (joined the ancients).
(5) A surname.
古錢，古畫，古籍 ancient coins, paintings, books;
古裝 old-fashioned binding or dress;
古妝 in ancient costume;
古語，古諺 an old saying, proverb;
古井無波 (usu. of women) have no more sexual desire, (lit., “not a ripple in an ancient well”);
古色古香 (of ancient objects of art) having antique flavor;
古雅 [gu3ya3]↓;
古法 time-honored methods.
(2) (Of persons or things) different from the gen. accepted norm: 古怪 [gu3guai0], 古板 [gu3ban3]↓.
2.古剎 [gu3cha4], n., an ancient temple.
3.古代 [gu3dai4], n., ancient times.
4.古道 [gu3dao4], (1) adj., kind, considerate, generous (lit., “acting like a gentleman of old”): 古道熱腸 considerate and warmhearted; (2) n., ancient rules and methods; (3) n., ancient road.
5.古典 [gu3dian3], n., & adj., classic, classical: 古典主義 classicism; 古典派 classicist; 古典音樂 classical music.
6.古董（兒） [gu3dong3]([er0]), n., curios, antiques (also wr. 骨董).
7.古方 [gu3fang1], n., (1) an ancient medical recipe; (2) old methods or ways of doing things.
8.古風 [gu3feng1], n., (1) ancient manners, customs and habits; (2) ancient style poetry.
9.古怪 [gu3guai0], adj., peculiar, eccentric,exotic: 希奇古怪 strange and eccentric.
10.古跡 [gu3ji1], n., historic monuments, sites.
11.古記兒 [gu3jie4er0], n., ancient events or incidents: 聽古記兒 listen to a storyteller telling old stories.
12.古今 [gu3jin1], n., ancient and modern times.
13.古老 [gu3lao3], adj., old-fashioned, outmoded.
14.古來 [gu3lai2], adv., since ancient times.
15.古樸 [gu2pu3], adj., (of manners) simple and plain, uncontaminated by modern fads.
16.古人 [gu3ren2], n., (1) the ancients; (2) a person who has passed away.
17.古稀 [gu3xi1], adj., seventy years old: 古稀老人 an old man aged three score and ten; 年近古稀 approaching seventy in age.
18.古昔 [gu3xi2], adj., of old, in times gone by.
19.古學 [gu3xUe2], n., ancient learning, knowledge of the classic.
20.古時 [gu3shi2], n., ancient times.
21.古訓 [gu3xUn4], n., (1) ancient maxims or precepts; (2) ancient meanings of words.
22.古銅 [gu3tong2], n., (1) ancient bronze works; (2) the color of ancient bronzes.
23.古玩 [gu3wan3], n., curios.
24.古文 [gu3wen2], n., (1) archaic script of Jou period; (2) 古文學派 a school of Confucian classicists believing in the authenticity of parts of classics doubted by 今文派; (3) the classic style of writing.
25.古物 [gu3wu4], n., (1) ancient relics; (2) ancient objects of art.
26.古雅 [gu3ya3], adj., with a classic touch and in the best taste.