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博古通今

bó gǔ tōng jīn

4-character word

What 博古通今 means

1. conversant with things past and present
2. erudite and informed

The characters in 博古通今

• 博bó(bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble
• 古gǔancient; old; paleo-
• 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert
• 今jīnnow; the present time; current

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