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中古
zhōnggǔ
1. medieval
2. Middle Ages
3. Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties
4. Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English)
5. used
6. second-hand
Uncommon • Top 24%

Character Breakdown

中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1 4 丶
古
gǔ
old, classic, ancient
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (1)

中古汉语
zhōnggǔHànyǔ
Middle Chinese (linguistics)

Alternate Entries

中古
ZhōngGǔ
Sino-Cuban / China-Cuba

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
20,210 of 84,292