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古董

古董 gǔdǒng

古董 gǔdǒng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 古董 gǔdǒng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gǔdǒng | gu3 dong3
English translation
curio
antique

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About 古董 gǔdǒng

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

古董 gǔdǒng

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng
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Etymology of 古董 gǔdǒng

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 古董 gǔdǒng .

古 Gǔ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Origin unclear. Possibly a pictograph of a shield.

Positional decomposition

⿱十口

Number of Strokes

5
董 Dǒng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 cǎo represents the meaning and 重 chóng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

重 chóng

Semantic compound

艹 cǎo

Positional decomposition

⿱艹重

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 古董 gǔdǒng

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我们 wǒmen 在 zài 镇上一 yī 家 jiā 古色古香 gǔ sè gǔ xiāng 的 de 古董 gǔdǒng 店 diàn 逛 guàng 了 le 一下 yīxià .

We stopped at a quaint little antique shop in the town.

他 tā 声称 shēng chēng 把 bǎ 所有 suǒyǒu 的 de 钱 Qián 都 dōu 投进了 le 自己 zìjǐ 的 de 古董 gǔdǒng 生意 shēngyì 。

He claimed he ploughed all his money into his antique business.

简 jiǎn ·波洛克古董店经营 jīngyíng 银器 yín qì 和 hé 小 xiǎo 收藏品。

Jane Pollock Antiques deals in silver and small collectables.

他 tā 从事 cóngshì 古董 gǔdǒng 家具 jiājù 买卖 mǎi mài 已有25年 Nián 。

He has been trading in antique furniture for 25 years.

有些 yǒu xiē 人会把 bǎ 这些 zhè xiē 奇怪 qíguài 的 de 铁片与 yú 木块 mù kuài 称作 chēng zuò “古董 gǔdǒng ”。

Some would call these odd pieces of iron and wood "antiques"

古董 gǔdǒng Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 古董 gǔdǒng and their own compounds.

古董 gǔdǒng Compounds

See all 102 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 古董 gǔdǒng in their composition.

  • 古 Gǔ
    • 克 kè
      • 氪 kè , 兢 jīng , 剋 kè , 兙 shí kè , 兛 qiān kè , 兝 fēn kè , 兞 háo kè , 兡 bǎi kè , 兣 lí kè , 殑 qíng , 勀, 勊, 娔, 尅, 鋴
    • 故 gù
    • 苦 kǔ
    • 居 Jū
      • 据 jù , 剧 jù , 锯 jù , 踞 jù , 倨 jù , 椐 jū , 婮 jū , 崌 jū , 琚 jū , 腒 jū , 蜛 jū , 裾 jū , 啹, 涺, 艍, 鋸 jù , 鶋
    • 胡 Hú
    • 姑 gū
    • 固 gù
      • 個 gè
        • 嗰
      • 锢 gù , 涸 hé , 箇, 凅 gù , 堌 gù , 崓 gù , 崮 gù , 痼 gù , 祻 gù , 夁, 婟, 棝, 稒, 錮 gù , 鯝, 鲴 gù
    • 辜 Gū
      • 嫴
    • 枯 kū
      • 喖
    • 估 gū , 咕 gū , 骷 kū , 沽 gū , 钴 gǔ , 轱 gū , 鸪 gū , 怙 hù , 嘏 gǔ , 岵 hù , 牯 gǔ , 祜 hù , 罟 gǔ , 蛄 gū , 诂 gǔ , 跍 kū , 酤 gū , 呄, 怘, 狜, 瓳, 秙, 詁, 軲 gū , 鈷 gǔ , 鮕, 鴣 gū
  • 董 Dǒng
    • 懂 dǒng , 嬞
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