无故

wú gù

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adverb Uncommon

Definitions

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for no reason at all

表示没有原因地做某事，如“无端指责”

irrational

常用于指行为没有道理，如“无理取闹”

“无故”通常用于动词前，构成“无故+动词”结构，如“无故缺席”、“无故迟到”，多用于正式书面语。

避免将“无故”与“无奈”（wú nài）混淆，“无奈”表示没有办法、不得不，如“他无奈地离开了”。

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他今天无故缺席了会议。

He missed the meeting today without reason.

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without good cause

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

to have no basis in fact (idiom)

happening

not to have