# 古今中外 (gǔjīnzhōngwài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 古今中外 (gǔjīnzhōngwài) means “at all times and in all places”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: at all times and in all places
- Pinyin: gǔjīnzhōngwài (gu3 jin1 zhong1 wai4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 古今中外，母爱都是伟大的。
  Gǔjīnzhōngwài, mǔ'ài dōu shì wěidà de.
  Maternal love has always been great everywhere.

## Characters

- [古](https://hanziro.com/word/gu-ancient/) (gǔ): ancient; old
- 今 (jīn): now; the present time
- [中](https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-middle/) (zhōng): middle; center
- [外](https://hanziro.com/word/wai-outside/) (wài): outside; foreign

https://hanziro.com/word/gu-jin-zhong-wai-at-all-times/

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