WordTaiwan frequency #24,700
古今中外
ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ
“spanning all times and places; past and present, China and abroad”
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古
ㄍㄨˇ
Ancient; old; past times; archaic; classic; surname.
今
ㄐㄧㄣ
Now; the present time; today; current; contemporary; this (day, year, etc.); modern era; opposite of ancient.
中
ㄓㄨㄥ
Center; middle; within; among; during; China; Chinese; to hit a target; to win.
外
ㄨㄞˋ
Outside; external; foreign; in addition; not belonging to a certain scope; referring to relatives on the mother's or wife's side; a role in traditional opera playing an elderly man.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 中國ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊChina; the country in East Asia; historically, the Central Kingdom; mainland China (as distinct from Taiwan)
- 今年ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊthis year; the current year
- 其中ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥamong; in; included among these; in the middle of; within that group or set.
- 中心ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣcenter; heart; core; the middle point or most important part of something; a central location or hub
- 今天ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢtoday; the present time; now
- 中央ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤcenter; middle; central point; central government or national authorities (as opposed to local government).
- 另外ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋin addition; besides; moreover; furthermore; separate; other; additional
- 台中ㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥTaichung, a major city in central Taiwan; sometimes used in mainland contexts to refer to central Taiwan.
- 高中ㄍㄠ ㄓㄨㄥto pass an exam brilliantly (used in congratulations)
- 如今ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣnow; nowadays; at the present time; these days.
- 之外ㄓ ㄨㄞˋoutside; beyond; excluding; other than; apart from.
- 意外ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋunexpected; not as planned; an accident; a mishap