Pronunciation
故 gù
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故 gù Meaning
Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 12 English Translations of the word 故 gù .
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- Pīnyīn Pronunciation
- gù | gu4
- English translation
- happening
- instance
- reason
- cause
- intentional
- former
- old
- friend
- therefore
- hence
- (of people) to die, dead
- reason, cause; happening, instance
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Example sentences using 故 gù
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我 wǒ 离题 lí tí 太 tài 远 yuǎn 了 le ,我 wǒ 所 suǒ 要 yāo 讲 jiǎng 的 de 故事 gùshì 主要 zhǔyào 不 bù 是 shì 关于 guānyú 鸡 jī .
I digress. My tale does not primarily concern itself with the hen.
他 tā 的 de 故事 gùshì 真 zhēn 逗 dòu ,我 wǒ 简直 jiǎnzhí 笑 xiào 破 pò 了 le 肚皮 dù pí .
His story broke me up. I couldn't stop laughing.
他 tā 觉得 juéde 人们 rén men 看 kān 不 bù 起 qǐ 他不懂 dǒng 人情 rén qíng 世故 shì gù .
He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.
Words with 故 gù
Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 故 gù in their composition.
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| Frequency | Simplified | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 故事 gùshì | narrative | 故事 gùshì | |
| 事故 shìgù | accident | 事故 shìgù | |
| 故意 gùyì | deliberately | 故意 gùyì | |
| 故 gù | happening | 故 gù | |
| 故障 gùzhàng | malfunction | 故障 gùzhàng | |
| 缘故 yuángù | reason | 緣故 | |
| 故乡 gùxiāng | home | 故鄉 | |
| 无缘无故 wú yuán wú gù | no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for | 無緣無故 | |
| 已故 yǐ gù | the late | 已故 yǐ gù | |
| 故宫 Gù gōng | the Forbidden City | 故宮 | |
| 无故 wú gù | without cause or reason | 無故 | |
| 变故 biàngù | accident | 變故 | |
| 世故 shì gù | sophisticated | 世故 shì gù | |
| 何故 hé gù | what for? | 何故 hé gù | |
| 故而 gù ér | therefore | 故而 gù ér | |
| 典故 diǎn gù | classical story or quote from the literature | 典故 diǎn gù | |
| 故人 gù rén | old friend | 故人 gù rén | |
| 故里 gù lǐ | hometown | 故里 gù lǐ | |
| 故此 gù cǐ | therefore | 故此 gù cǐ | |
| 故居 gù jū | former residence | 故居 gù jū | |
| 因故 yīn gù | for some reason | 因故 yīn gù | |
| 故事片 gù shi piàn | fictional film | 故事片 gù shi piàn | |
| 故土 gù tǔ | native country | 故土 gù tǔ | |
| 故宫博物院 Gù gōng Bó wù yuàn | National Palace Museum, Taipei | 故宮博物院 | |
| 欲擒故纵 yù qín gù zòng | In order to capture, one must let loose. | 欲擒故縱 |
故 gù Decomposition & Compounds
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