古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times / olden times | |
自古 | zì gǔ | (since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial | |
远古 | yuǎn gǔ | antiquity / ancient times | |
上古 | shàng gǔ | the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times | |
皇古 | huáng gǔ | ancient times | |
古昔 | gǔ xī | (literary) ancient times / in olden days |