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古人

gǔ rén
HSK 7

English Meaning

people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
这选试变革前无古人
HSK 7 00:02
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范云

“Fan Yun,”

“this exam reform is unprecedented.”

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更是你我的第一战

“It's also our first battle.”

你让我想到了一个古人
HSK 6 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You are disloyal and completely untrustworthy.”

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并且大规模走私

“and is engaged in large-scale smuggling.”

“You remind me of an ancient figure—”

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吕布

“Lyu Bu.”

《冬去春来》 · crisis_and_conflict
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但古人有云:“天机不可泄露”
HSK 6 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't blame me if my reading is vague; I'm protecting myself from cosmic backlash.”

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难再寻”

“Hard to find again…"”

“But the ancients said fate cannot be revealed.”

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所以这千机签算出来的也只是个大概

“So what the sticks can tell is only an approximation.”

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