Character

故 gù

ancient, old; reason, because

HSK 3 #572

故 gù	happening instance reason cause intentional former old friend therefore hence (of people) to die, dead

故事 gù shì HSK 3	old practice; CL:個\|个[ge4]
故事 gù shi HSK 3	narrative; story; tale
故意 gù yì HSK 4	deliberately; on purpose
事故 shì gù HSK 6	accident; CL:樁\|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4]
故障 gù zhàng HSK 6	malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug (in software)
缘故 yuán gù HSK 6	reason; cause
故乡 gù xiāng HSK 6	home; homeland; native place; CL:個\|个[ge4]
变故 biàn gù HSK 6	an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
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 for?; what's the reason?
世故 shì gù	the ways of the world
世故 shì gu	sophisticated; worldly-wise
欲擒故纵 yù qín gù zòng	In order to capture, one must let loose.; 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	native country; one's homeland
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; to make sth unnecessarily complicated
故去 gù qù	to die; death
故友 gù yǒu	old friend; deceased friend

Previous Next