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故

gù

ancient, old; reason, because

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Strokes
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Radical
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Tone
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Example sentences

  • 我不是故意的。

    Wǒ bù shì gù yì de

    I didn't do it on purpose.

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  • 我思,故我在。

    Wǒ sī gù wǒ zài

    I think, therefore I am.

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  • 我想听个故事!

    Wǒ xiǎng tīng gè gù shi

    I want to hear a story!

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  • 那不是我故意的。

    Nà bù shì wǒ gù yì de

    That wasn't my intention.

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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