青铜器 qīngtóngqì bronze implement
bronze implement; refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC
How to remember 青铜器: 青 blue-green + 铜 copper + 器 device = bronze implement.
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How it is used
- Ancient bronze artifacts/vessels - 商周时期的青铜器 (Shāng-Zhōu shíqī de qīngtóngqì) bronzeware of the Shang-Zhou period.
- An archaeology/history term for antique bronze implements (ritual vessels, weapons), not modern bronze objects.
- 青铜 = bronze the alloy; 青铜器 specifically the ancient crafted items, key to Chinese cultural heritage.