No. 2,386 in Chinese
古代
Ancient times.
In a sentence
古代的人们用石器工具生活。
People in ancient times lived using stone tools.
Here, '古代' refers to 'ancient times,' specifically describing a historical period in the past.
古代文化对现代社会有深远的影响。
Ancient culture has profound influences on modern society.
In this sentence, '古代' modifies '文化' to indicate culture from ancient times.
参观博物馆让我对古代的建筑艺术有了更深的理解。
Visiting the museum gave me a deeper understanding of ancient architecture.
'古代' is used here to describe the time period related to '建筑艺术' (architecture).
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