Since ancient times, it has always been the commoners who tolerate their ruler.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
自古
(since) ancient times
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
(since) ancient times
02
(from) time immemorial
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 自古 actually appears in real sentences.
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No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 自古.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 自古.
Directly before
- No repeated neighbour in the corpus.
Directly after
- 自古文人相轻1
- 自古至今1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 自古
What does 自古 mean in Chinese?
自古 (zìgǔ) means (since) ancient times.
How do you pronounce 自古?
自古 is pronounced zìgǔ.
Is 自古 an HSK word?
自古 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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