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Meaning of 故

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故HSK 3
Pinyin: gù
English Definition: happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
Chinese Definition:
①意外的事情：事故。变故。故障。
②原因：缘故。原故。
③有心，存心：故意。故杀(有意谋杀)。明知故犯。
④老，旧，过去的，原来的：故事(a。旧事，成例；b。有连贯性的比较完整的事情，比较适合于口头讲述，“事”读轻声)。故人。故乡。故土(故乡)。故园(故乡)。故居。故国(故乡，亦指祖国)。故纸堆(泛指旧而多的文籍)。革故鼎新(“革”，除去；“鼎”，更新；破除旧的，建立新的)。故步自封(“故步”，原来的步子；“封”，限制；喻安于现状，不求进取。亦作“固步自封”)。
⑤朋友，友情：亲故。沾亲带故。
⑥死亡(指人)：故去。病故。
⑦所以，因此：故此。故而。
⑧古同“顾”，反而。
Antonyms: 新
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 攵
Pictophonetic:古 indicates the sound; 攵 (tap) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 古 [ gǔ ] old, classic, ancient
    • 攵 [ pū ] to rap, to tap; script; to let go
Similar Characters: 敀
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Example Words
故事HSK 3 gù shi narrative; story; tale
事故HSK 6 shì gù accident; Classifiers: 桩
故意HSK 4 gù yì deliberately; on purpose
故乡HSK 6 gù xiāng home; homeland; native place; Classifiers: 个
缘故HSK 6 yuán gù reason; cause
More:故* | *故 | *故*
Example Sentences
1
tā
他
gù yì
故意
bù lǐ
不理
wǒ
我
。
He deliberately ignored me.
2
wǒ xǐ huān
我喜欢
dú
读
gù shì shū
故事书
。
I like to read story books.
3
wǒ
我
hěn
很
xǐ huan
喜欢
tīng
听
gù shì
故事
。
I really enjoy listening to stories.
4
zhè ge
这个
gù shi
故事
shì
是
jiǎ
假
de
的
。
This story is fake.
5
dì di
弟弟
hěn
很
xǐ huan
喜欢
tīng
听
gù shi
故事
。
My little brother likes listening to stories.
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