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

城 gù chéng old city
城县 gù chéng xiàn Gucheng county in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei
城縣 gù chéng xiàn Gucheng county in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei
墓 gù mù old tomb
宫 gù gōng the Forbidden City; abbr. for 故宮博物院|故宫博物院[Gu4 gong1 Bo2 wu4 yuan4]; former imperial palace
宮 gù gōng the Forbidden City; abbr. for 故宮博物院|故宫博物院[Gu4 gong1 Bo2 wu4 yuan4]; former imperial palace
宫博物院 gù gōng bó wù yuàn Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing; National Palace Museum, Taipei
宮博物院 gù gōng bó wù yuàn Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing; National Palace Museum, Taipei
家 gù jiā old and respected family; family whose members have been officials from generation to generation
家子弟 gù jiā zǐ dì descended from an old family
弄玄虛 gù nòng xuán xū deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated
態復萌 gù tài fù méng to revert to old ways
我 gù wǒ one's old self; one's original self; what one has always been
业 gù yè old estate; former empire; former occupation
業 gù yè old estate; former empire; former occupation
步自封 gù bù zì fēng stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas; stagnating and conservative
杀 gù shā premeditated murder
殺 gù shā premeditated murder
知 gù zhī a close friend over many years
称 gù chēng ... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence)
稱 gù chēng ... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence)
第 gù dì former residence
纸堆 gù zhǐ duī a pile of old books
紙堆 gù zhǐ duī a pile of old books
旧 gù jiù old friends