ancient, old; reason, because

HSK 3 #572

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

一改辙 yī gǎi gù zhé complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; a volte-face; to change old practices
一改轍 yī gǎi gù zhé complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; a volte-face; to change old practices
一見如 yī jiàn rú gù familiarity at first sight
三亲六 sān qīn liù gù old friends and relatives
三親六 sān qīn liù gù old friends and relatives
不主常 bù zhǔ gù cháng not to stick to the old conventions
不知何 bù zhī hé gù somehow
不谙世 bù ān shì gù unworldly; unsophisticated
不諳世 bù ān shì gù unworldly; unsophisticated
照射 shì gù zhào shè accidental exposure
人情世 rén qíng shì gù worldly wisdom; the ways of the world; to know how to get on in the world
人身事 rén shēn shì gù accident causing injury or death
他鄉遇知 tā xiāng yù gù zhī meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
依然我 yī rán gù wǒ to be one's old self (idiom); to be unchanged; (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
公伤事 gōng shāng shì gù industrial accident; work-related injury
公傷事 gōng shāng shì gù industrial accident; work-related injury
同乡亲 tóng xiāng qīn gù fellow countryman (from the same village); the folks back home
同鄉親 tóng xiāng qīn gù fellow countryman (from the same village); the folks back home
納新 tǔ gù nà xīn lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
坎特伯雷事集 kǎn tè bó léi gù shì jí The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 喬叟|乔叟[Qiao2 sou3]
事百听不厌 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.; One never tires of hearing good new.
事百聽不厭 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.; One never tires of hearing good new.
已作人 yǐ zuò gù rén to have passed away
平白无 píng bái wú gù without good cause
平白無 píng bái wú gù without good cause