古典
gǔdiǎn
classical
Characters in this word
典 diǎn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 八 — eight
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 她喜欢听古典音乐，也爱读古典诗词。 Tā xǐhuan tīng gǔdiǎn yīnyuè, yě ài dú gǔdiǎn shīcí. She likes listening to classical music and also loves reading classical poetry.
- 这家饭店的装修是古典风格，墙上挂着山水画。 Zhè jiā fàndiàn de zhuāngxiū shì gǔdiǎn fēnggé, qiáng shang guà zhe shānshuǐ huà. This restaurant is decorated in a classical style, with landscape paintings hanging on the walls.
- 他从小学古典舞，现在已经是老师了。 Tā cóngxiǎo xué gǔdiǎn wǔ, xiànzài yǐjīng shì lǎoshī le. He has studied classical dance since childhood and is now a teacher himself.
Related words
- 古 gǔ ancient; old
- 古代 gǔdài ancient times
- 古老 gǔlǎo ancient
- 古迹 gǔjì historic site, relic
- 古人 gǔrén ancient people
- 考古 kǎogǔ to engage in archaeology; archaeology
- 古董 gǔdǒng antique
- 古怪 gǔguài strange; odd
- 古籍 gǔjí ancient books; classical texts
- 古今中外 gǔjīnzhōngwài ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign; all times and places
- 古朴 gǔpǔ simple and unsophisticated; quaint
- 前无古人 qiánwúgǔrén unprecedented; unparalleled in history