故
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Definitions
- 1. happening
- 2. instance
- 3. reason
- 4. cause
- 5. intentional
- 6. former
- 7. friend
- 8. therefore
- 9. hence
- 10. (of people) to die, dead
Words Containing 故
the ways of the world
sophisticated
accident
narrative; story; tale
deliberately; on purpose
home
malfunction
without cause or reason
reason
an unforeseen event
a volte-face
familiarity at first sight
somehow
unworldly
accidental exposure
to die
worldly wisdom
accident causing injury or death
what for?
back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
to be unchanged
to find an excuse
industrial accident
classical story or quote from the literature
fellow countryman (from the same village)
single point of failure
for some reason
The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 喬叟|乔叟[qiáo sǒu]
The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.
as before
to have passed away
the late
without good cause
accident
historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
technical breakdown
anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
to troubleshoot
to find a pretext for refusing
to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)
to die
fictional film
that's why it is called...
former acquaintance
the deceased
usual trick
to pretend
to put on an act
to play the profound thinker
artificial show of seriousness
cause
to die
deceased friend
(literary) former subordinate
country with an ancient history
one's hometown
native country; one's homeland
once familiar places
site of sth (palace, ancient state etc) that no longer exists
Gucheng county in Hengshui 衡水[héng shuǐ], Hebei
former home
the Forbidden City
Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing
family whose members have been officials from generation to generation
former residence
deliberately mystifying
one's original self
former empire
therefore
stagnating and conservative
premeditated murder
a close friend over many years
... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence)
former residence
therefore
historical ruins
rut (made by vehicles)
former capital
home town; native place
fault resolution
to ask a question, already knowing the answer
deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
therefore
bedtime story
to return home with honor
In order to capture, one must let loose.
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday
folk story
a shipwreck
without relatives or friends
to recall the past to understand the future
to recall the past to understand the future
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
no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
to be set in one's ways (idiom)
to die of an illness
mythical story; myth
fairy tale
to have no basis in fact (idiom)
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
former acquaintance
to go through the motions
accident occurring due to negligence
always the same routine
to die
correct interpretation
to leave one's homeland
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
ghost story