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古往今來

古往今來

See also: 古往今来

Chinese

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|- ! !ancient; old

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toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards

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today; modern; present; current; this; now

!to come |- !trad. (古往今來) | | | | |- !simp. (古往今来) | | | | |}

Idiom

古往今來

  1. through the ages
  2. from antiquity to modernity

References

  • 中国社会科学院语言研究所词典编辑室, Zhongguo she hui ke xue yuan Yu yan yan jiu suo. Ci dian bian ji shi (2008) 现代汉语词典 (in Chinese), 5th edition, 北京: 商务印书馆, ISBN 978-7-100-04385-4