古人 (gǔ rén) — ancient people; the ancients

Definition

Examples

• 古人认为天圆地方，但我们现在知道地球是圆的。
  gǔ rén Rèn wéi tiān yuán dì fāng, dàn wǒ men xiàn zài zhī dào dì qiú shì yuán de.
  The ancients believed the sky was round and the earth was square, but we now know the earth is round.
• 这些出土文物反映了古人的生活方式。
  Zhè xiē chū tǔ wén wù fǎn yìng le gǔ rén de shēng huó fāng shì.
  These unearthed artifacts reflect the way of life of ancient people.
• 我们应该学习古人的智慧，但也要结合现代科学。
  Wǒ men yīng gāi xué xí gǔ rén de zhì huì, dàn yě yào jié hé xiàn dài kē xué.
  We should learn from the wisdom of the ancients, but also combine it with modern science.

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