作古 zuò gǔ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨˇ zok3 gu2
- to die
- to pass away
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作
- 作出 zuò chū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ zok3 ceot1 to put out
- 作品 zuò pǐn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ zok3 ban2 work (of art)
- 作客 zuò kè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ zok3 haak3 to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 作对 作對 zuò duì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zok3 deoi3 to set oneself against
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- 作废 作廢 zuò fèi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄟˋ zok3 fai3 to become invalid
- 作弊 zuò bì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ zok3 bai6 to practice fraud
- 作怪 zuò guài ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ zok3 gwaai3 (of a ghost) to make strange things happen
- 作战 作戰 zuò zhàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ zok3 zin3 combat
- 作文 zuò wén ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄣˊ zok3 man2一絲不苟 to write an essay
- 作业 作業 zuò yè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ zok3 jip6 school assignment
- 作为 作為 zuò wéi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ zok3 wai4 one's conduct
- 作物 zuò wù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ zok3 mat6 crop
- 作用 zuò yòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ zok3 jung6 to act on; to affect
- 作者 zuò zhě ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ zok3 ze2 author; writer
- 作证 作證 zuò zhèng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄥˋ zok3 zing3 to bear witness; to testify
- 作风 作風 zuò fēng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄥ zok3 fung1 style
- 创作 創作 chuàng zuò ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ cong3 zok3 to create; to produce; to write
- 动作 動作 dòng zuò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dung6 zok3 movement; motion; action
- 协作 協作 xié zuò ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hip3 zok3 cooperation
古
- 古人 gǔ rén ㄍㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ gu2 jan4 people of ancient times
- 古代 gǔ dài ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ gu2 doi6 ancient times
- 古典 gǔ diǎn ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ gu2 din2 classical
- 古怪 gǔ guài ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gu2 gwaai3 strange
- 古朴 古樸 gǔ pǔ ㄍㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ gu2 pok3 simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
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- 古物 gǔ wù ㄍㄨˇ ㄨˋ gu2 mat6 antique
- 古籍 gǔ jí ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ gu2 zik6 ancient text
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ gu2 lou5 ancient
- 古董 gǔ dǒng ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ gu2 dung2 curio
- 古迹 古蹟 gǔ jì ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ place of historic interest; historical site
- 考古 kǎo gǔ ㄎㄠˇ ㄍㄨˇ haau2 gu2 archaeology
- 前无古人 前無古人 qián wú gǔ rén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4 (idiom) unprecedented
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 万古长青 萬古長青 wàn gǔ cháng qīng ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ maan6 gu2 coeng4 cing1 (idiom) enduring through the ages; ever-flourishing
- 上古 shàng gǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ soeng6 gu2 the distant past
- 中古 Zhōng Gǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ zung1 gu2 Sino-Cuban
- 中古 zhōng gǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ zung1 gu2 medieval
- 亘古 亙古 gèn gǔ ㄍㄣˋ ㄍㄨˇ gang2 gu2 throughout time
- 仿古 fǎng gǔ ㄈㄤˇ ㄍㄨˇ fong2 gu2 pseudo-classical
- 千古 qiān gǔ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ cin1 gu2 for all eternity
Idioms with these characters
- 并肩作战 並肩作戰 bìng jiān zuò zhàn ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ bing6 gin1 zok3 zin3 (idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces
- 俾夜作昼 俾夜作晝 bǐ yè zuò zhòu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄡˋ bei2 je6 zok3 zau3 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
- 俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ bei2 zau3 zok3 je6 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
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- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 当家作主 當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
- 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 逢场作戏 逢場作戲 féng chǎng zuò xì ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˋ fung4 coeng4 zok3 hei3 lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun
- 敢作敢为 敢作敢為 gǎn zuò gǎn wéi ㄍㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ gam2 zok3 gam2 wai4 (idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything
- 回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˇ wui4 can1 zok3 hei2 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
- 呼牛作马 呼牛作馬 hū niú zuò mǎ ㄏㄨ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ fu1 ngau4 zok3 maa5 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
- 彪炳千古 biāo bǐng qiān gǔ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ biu1 bing2 cin1 gu2 to shine through the ages (idiom)
- 亘古不变 亙古不變 gèn gǔ bù biàn ㄍㄣˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ gang2 gu2 bat1 bin3 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
- 贵古贱今 貴古賤今 guì gǔ jiàn jīn ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ gwai3 gu2 zin6 gam1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
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- 古井无波 古井無波 gǔ jǐng wú bō ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨˊ ㄅㄛ gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1 (idiom) calm and collected; unaffected by external influences
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 古灵精怪 古靈精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3 (idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky
- 厚古薄今 hòu gǔ bó jīn ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄣ hau5 gu2 bok6 gam1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
- 借古讽今 借古諷今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ze3 gu2 fung3 gam1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
- 稽古振今 jī gǔ zhèn jīn ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ kai1 gu2 zan3 gam1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
- 旷古未闻 曠古未聞 kuàng gǔ wèi wén ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˊ kwong3 gu2 mei6 man4 never before in the whole of history (idiom)