Chinese Conversation · Level 63
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Chinese word
古迹
Pronunciation
Pinyingǔ jì
Meaning
- nounhistoric site
Example
假期我们去参观古迹。jià qī wǒ men qù cān guān gǔ jì
On vacation, we visit a historic site.
More examples
为了让后代了解历史，我们应该保护古迹。wèi le ràng hòu dài liáo jiě lì shǐ wǒ men yīng gāi bǎo hù gǔ jì
So that future generations can understand history, we should protect historic sites.
Core concept
A preserved trace of earlier human life, such as an old place or surviving object, valued as a link to history.
Common phrases
历史古迹lì shǐ gǔ jì
historic site
著名古迹zhù míng gǔ jì
well-known historic site
保护古迹bǎo hù gǔ jì
protect historic sites
Similar words
遗迹yí jì: A place or object that keeps traces of an earlier event or culture for study or protection.
遗址yí zhǐ: The remains of an old building or settlement at a site studied through archaeology.
名胜míng shèng: A scenic or historic place famous enough to attract visitors.
文物wén wù: An object of historical or cultural value preserved and displayed in places such as museums.
Definition in Chinese
指能保存历史痕迹并具有研究、纪念或观光价值的地点或遗物，常为考古或文化保护对象。zhǐ néng bǎo cún lì shǐ hén jì bìng jù yǒu yán jiū jì niàn huò guān guāng jià zhí de dì diǎn huò yí wù cháng wèi káo gǔ huò wén huà bǎo hù duì xiàng
Word origin
古迹 (gǔjì, "historic site") is formed from 古 (gǔ, "old") + 迹 (jì, "trace"), linking age with the mark that history has left behind.
Usage tips
- Chinese leaves this noun unchanged whether it refers to one attraction or several, while English usually shows the number with an article or a plural ending.
Other meanings
- ruinsnoun
Opposites
- 现代建筑xiàn dài jiàn zhùmodern architecturenoun
Related words
- 古迹保护gǔ jì bǎo hùpreservation of historic sitesnoun
- 古迹修复gǔ jì xiū fùrestoration of historic sitesnoun