# 古代 (gǔdài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 古代 (gǔdài) means “ancient times”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: ancient times
- Pinyin: gǔdài (gu3 dai4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 古代的人出门主要靠走路和骑马。
  Gǔdài de rén chūmén zhǔyào kào zǒulù hé qímǎ.
  People in ancient times traveled mainly on foot or by horse.

## Characters

- [古](https://hanziro.com/word/gu-ancient/) (gǔ): ancient; old
- [代](https://hanziro.com/word/dai-replace/) (dài): to replace; generation

https://hanziro.com/word/gu-dai-ancient-times/

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