| 古人 | gǔ rén | people from ancient times; the ancients; the late (i.e. person who has passed away) |
| 蒙古人 | Měng gǔ rén | Mongol |
| 作古人 | zuò gǔ rén | to die; to pass away |
| 前无古人后无来者 | qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě | to surpass all others of its kind before and since; to have neither predecessors nor successors |
| 古人类 | gǔ rén lèi | ancient hominid species such as Homo erectus, Neanderthal man etc |
| 替古人担忧 | tì gǔ rén dān yōu | to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues |
| 替古人耽忧 | tì gǔ rén dān yōu | to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues |
| 蒙古人民共和国 | Měng gǔ rén mín gòng hé guó | People's Republic of Mongolia (from 1924) |
