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古城
gǔchéng
1. ancient city
Common • Top 23%

Character Breakdown

古
gǔ
old, classic, ancient
HSK 5 5 丶
城
chéng
castle, city, town; municipality
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (4)

古城区
Gǔchéngqū
Old town district
轮台古城
Lúntáigǔchéng
ruins of Luntai city, archaeological site in Bayin'gholin Mongol autonomous prefecture [[巴音郭楞蒙古自治州]], Xinjiang
凤凰古城
FènghuángGǔchéng
Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category
丽江古城
Lìjiānggǔchéng
Lijiang old town (in Yunnan)

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