Character data

HSK 3

FREQUENCY 572nd character

RADICAL ⽁ (66.5)

STROKES 9

INDEX # 1418

故 gù

therefore; cause; reason

HSK 3 #572

故 gù	1. therefore 2. cause 3. reason 4. former 5. old 6. intentional 7. (of people) to die, dead 8. happening 9. hence 10. instance 11. friend

Word	Meaning
故事 gù shì HSK 3	old practice
故事 gù shi HSK 3	story; tale; narrative
故意 gù yì HSK 4	on purpose; deliberately
事故 shì gù HSK 6	accident
故障 gù zhàng HSK 6	malfunction; breakdown; failure
缘故 yuán gù HSK 6	reason; cause
故乡 gù xiāng HSK 6	home; native place; homeland
变故 biàn gù HSK 6	misfortune; an unforeseen event; accident
无缘无故 wú yuán wú gù	no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
已故 yǐ gù	the late; deceased
无故 wú gù	without cause or reason
何故 hé gù	what's the reason?; what for?
世故 shì gù	the ways of the world
世故 shì gu	sophisticated; worldly-wise
欲擒故纵 yù qín gù zòng	to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
典故 diǎn gù	classical story or quote from the literature
故人 gù rén	old friend; the deceased
故土 gù tǔ	one's homeland; native country
故居 gù jū	former residence
故里 gù lǐ	hometown; native place
一见如故 yī jiàn rú gù	familiarity at first sight
故地重游 gù dì chóng yóu	to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
故弄玄虚 gù nòng xuán xū	deliberately mystifying
故去 gù qù	to die; death
故友 gù yǒu	old friend; deceased friend

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