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What does 考古 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

考古 kǎogǔ

archaeology

It can also mean

  • (slang) to dig up old posts or content

Its characters

  1. 考 kǎo to take an exam
  2. 古 gǔ ancient

In a sentence

他大学学的是考古。 He studied archaeology in college.

考古发现的最早的青铜筷子,来自河南安阳的殷墟,差不多有三千两百年的历史。

From 筷子最早是用来吃饭的吗? · The history of chopsticks

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