gǔ rén 
		people from ancient times
the ancients
the late (i.e. person who has passed away)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gǔ rén lèi 
		ancient hominid species such as Homo erectus, Neanderthal man etc
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě 
		to surpass all others of its kind before and since
to have neither predecessors nor successors
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Měng gǔ rén mín gòng hé guó 
		People's Republic of Mongolia (from 1924)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			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
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			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
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Měng gǔ Rén mín Gòng hé guó 
		People's Republic of Mongolia (from 1924)