故
gù
ancient, old; reason, because
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 攴
- HSK
- 2
- Tone
- 4
Stroke order
Example sentences
我不是故意的。
Wǒ bù shì gù yì de
I didn't do it on purpose.
Shadow我思,故我在。
Wǒ sī gù wǒ zài
I think, therefore I am.
Shadow我想听个故事!
Wǒ xiǎng tīng gè gù shi
I want to hear a story!
Shadow那不是我故意的。
Nà bù shì wǒ gù yì de
That wasn't my intention.
Shadow
Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.
Words containing 故
- 故事gù shì 4–4 old practice
- 故意gù yì 4–4 deliberately; on purpose
- 事故shì gù 4–4 accident
- 故乡gù xiāng 4–1 home; homeland; native place
- 缘故yuán gù 2–4 reason; cause
- 故障gù zhàng 4–4 malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug (in software)
- 变故biàn gù 4–4 an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
- 故gù 4happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- 无故wú gù 2–4 without cause or reason
- 世故shì gu 4–5sophisticated; worldly-wise
- 故事gù shi 4–5narrative; story; tale
- 世故shì gù 4–4 the ways of the world