考古

kǎogǔ

HSK 6

考古 — kǎogǔ

1. archaeology (the academic discipline and its findings)

   考古是一门研究古代文明的学科。 kǎogǔ shì yīmén yánjiū gǔdàiwénmíng de xuékē — Archaeology is a discipline that studies ancient civilizations.

2. to do archaeological research; to carry out excavations

   他们去年在西北地区考古，发现了很多文物。 tāmen qùnián zài xīběidìqū kǎogǔ fāxiàn le hěnduō wénwù — They did archaeological work in the northwest last year and discovered many artifacts.