故事

gù shi

CL 个 gè 段 duàn 篇 piān

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Very common

Definitions

1. narrative; story; tale

Word relationships

Related words

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• 小说 xiǎo shuō 小说 xiǎo shuō novel 文学体裁: novel
• 传说 chuán shuō 传说 chuán shuō legend; folk tale 民间故事: legend; folk tale
• 历史 lì shǐ 历史 lì shǐ history 与故事的区别: history

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 故事 (gùshi) with 事故 (shìgù, accident); they sound similar but mean very different things.

Example Sentences

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故事 里有一个妖怪。

There is a monster in the story.

故事 里有一个巨人。

There is a giant in the story.

故事 的转折让所有人都很惊讶。

The twist in the story surprised everyone.

故事 的结尾很感人。

The ending of the story is very moving.

故事 的高潮非常激动人心。

The climax of the story is very thrilling.

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Words Containing 故事

• 坎特伯雷故事集 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 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.
• 故事片 故事片 gù shi piàn: fictional film
• 枕边故事 枕边故事 zhěn biān gù shi: bedtime story
• 毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事 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 民间故事 mín jiān gù shi: folk story
• 神话故事 神话故事 shén huà gù shi: mythical story; myth
• 童话故事 童话故事 tóng huà gù shì: fairy tale
• 虚应故事 虚应故事 xū yìng gù shì: to go through the motions
• 鬼故事 鬼故事 guǐ gù shi: ghost story

Child Words of 故事

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 故 故 gù: happening