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考古
kǎogǔ
Description
考古是研究古代人怎么生活的一门学问。
考古 is the study of how ancient people lived.
科学家常常挖出很老的东西来考古。
Scientists often dig up very old things to do 考古.
Meanings
考古kǎogǔ
archaeology; to study ancient things
他大学学的是考古。
He studied archaeology in college.
考古kǎogǔ
to do archaeological research
他们在山里考古，找到了古代的碗。
They did archaeology in the mountains and found ancient bowls.
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Notes
- Etymology
考 (to examine) + 古 (ancient) = to examine the ancient.
- Nuance
often used as short form of 考古学 (archaeology) in casual speech.
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