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千古

qiān gǔ

2-character word

What 千古 means

1. for all eternity
2. throughout all ages
3. eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)

The characters in 千古

• 千qiānthousand
• 古gǔancient; old; paleo-

Example sentences

• 说话就如过眼云烟，文字却能流传千古。
  Shuōhuà jiù rú guòyǎnyúnyān, wénzì què néng liúchuán qiāngǔ.
  Words fly, texts remain.

Words starting with 千古

• 千古罪人qiān gǔ zuì rénsb condemned by history (idiom)
• 千古遗恨qiān gǔ yí hènto have eternal regrets (idiom)

Words containing 千古

• 彪炳千古biāo bǐng qiān gǔto shine through the ages (idiom)
• 一失足成千古恨yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèna single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
• 流芳千古liú fāng qiān gǔsee 流芳百世