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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 故

世故
shì gù

the ways of the world

世故
shì gu

sophisticated

事故
shì gù

accident

故事
gù shi

narrative; story; tale

故意
gù yì

deliberately; on purpose

故乡
gù xiāng

home

故障
gù zhàng

malfunction

无故
wú gù

without cause or reason

缘故
yuán gù

reason

变故
biàn gù

an unforeseen event

一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé

a volte-face

一见如故
yī jiàn rú gù

familiarity at first sight

不知何故
bù zhī hé gù

somehow

不谙世故
bù ān shì gù

unworldly

事故照射
shì gù zhào shè

accidental exposure

亡故
wáng gù

to die

人情世故
rén qíng shì gù

worldly wisdom

人身事故
rén shēn shì gù

accident causing injury or death

何故
hé gù

what for?

依然如故
yī rán rú gù

back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement

依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ

to be unchanged

借故
jiè gù

to find an excuse

公伤事故
gōng shāng shì gù

industrial accident

典故
diǎn gù

classical story or quote from the literature

同乡亲故
tóng xiāng qīn gù

fellow countryman (from the same village)

单点故障
dān diǎn gù zhàng

single point of failure

因故
yīn gù

for some reason

坎特伯雷故事集
kǎn tè bó léi gù shì jí

The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 喬叟|乔叟[qiáo sǒu]

好故事百听不厌
hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn

The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.

如故
rú gù

as before

已作故人
yǐ zuò gù rén

to have passed away

已故
yǐ gù

the late

平白无故
píng bái wú gù

without good cause

意外事故
yì wài shì gù

accident

成语典故
chéng yǔ diǎn gù

historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying

技术故障
jì shù gù zhàng

technical breakdown

掌故
zhǎng gù

anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)

排查故障
pái chá gù zhàng

to troubleshoot

推故
tuī gù

to find a pretext for refusing

攀亲道故
pān qīn dào gù

to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)

故世
gù shì

to die

故事片
gù shi piàn

fictional film

故云
gù yún

that's why it is called...

故交
gù jiāo

former acquaintance

故人
gù rén

the deceased

故伎
gù jì

usual trick

故作
gù zuò

to pretend

故作姿态
gù zuò zī tài

to put on an act

故作深沉
gù zuò shēn chén

to play the profound thinker

故作端庄
gù zuò duān zhuāng

artificial show of seriousness

故典
gù diǎn

cause

故去
gù qù

to die

故友
gù yǒu

deceased friend

故吏
gù lì

(literary) former subordinate

故国
gù guó

country with an ancient history

故园
gù yuán

one's hometown

故土
gù tǔ

native country; one's homeland

故地
gù dì

once familiar places

故址
gù zhǐ

site of sth (palace, ancient state etc) that no longer exists

故城县
gù chéng xiàn

Gucheng county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei

故宅
gù zhái

former home

故宫
gù gōng

the Forbidden City

故宫博物院
gù gōng bó wù yuàn

Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing

故家
gù jiā

family whose members have been officials from generation to generation

故居
gù jū

former residence

故弄玄虚
gù nòng xuán xū

deliberately mystifying

故我
gù wǒ

one's original self

故业
gù yè

former empire

故此
gù cǐ

therefore

故步自封
gù bù zì fēng

stagnating and conservative

故杀
gù shā

premeditated murder

故知
gù zhī

a close friend over many years

故称
gù chēng

... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence)

故第
gù dì

former residence

故而
gù ér

therefore

故迹
gù jì

historical ruins

故辙
gù zhé

rut (made by vehicles)

故都
gù dū

former capital

故里
gù lǐ

home town; native place

故障排除
gù zhàng pái chú

fault resolution

明知故问
míng zhī gù wèn

to ask a question, already knowing the answer

明知故犯
míng zhī gù fàn

deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime

是故
shì gù

therefore

枕边故事
zhěn biān gù shi

bedtime story

荣归故里
róng guī gù lǐ

to return home with honor

欲擒故纵
yù qín gù zòng

In order to capture, one must let loose.

毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事
máo zé dōng · xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi

Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday

民间故事
mín jiān gù shi

folk story

沉船事故
chén chuán shì gù

a shipwreck

没亲没故
méi qīn méi gù

without relatives or friends

温故知新
wēn gù zhī xīn

to recall the past to understand the future

温故而知新
wēn gù ér zhī xīn

to recall the past to understand the future

沈阳故宫
shěn yáng gù gōng

Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum

无缘无故
wú yuán wú gù

no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for

狂奴故态
kuáng nú gù tài

to be set in one's ways (idiom)

病故
bìng gù

to die of an illness

神话故事
shén huà gù shi

mythical story; myth

童话故事
tóng huà gù shì

fairy tale

羌无故实
qiāng wú gù shí

to have no basis in fact (idiom)

老于世故
lǎo yú shì gù

experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise

旧故
jiù gù

former acquaintance

虚应故事
xū yìng gù shì

to go through the motions

责任事故
zé rèn shì gù

accident occurring due to negligence

蹈常袭故
dǎo cháng xí gù

always the same routine

身故
shēn gù

to die

雅故
yǎ gù

correct interpretation

离开故乡
lí kāi gù xiāng

to leave one's homeland

非亲非故
fēi qīn fēi gù

lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)

鬼故事
guǐ gù shi

ghost story