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