古老
gǔ lǎoㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: CỔ LÃO
Traditional: 古老
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3
Meaning(adjective)
ancient; old; age-old
Examples
这是一座古老的城市。
zhè shì yí zuò gǔ lǎo de chéng shì.
This is an ancient city.
村子里有一棵古老的大树。
cūn zǐ lǐ yǒu yì kē gǔ lǎo de dà shù.
There's an ancient tree in the village.
这个传说非常古老。
zhè ge chuán shuō fēi cháng gǔ lǎo.
This legend is very old.
Easily confused
- 古代 — 古代 is a noun, “ancient times”; 古老 is an adjective, “ancient, age-old”.
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Stroke order
CỔ · 5 strokes
surname Gu
LÃO · 6 strokes
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person);