Chinese words starting with “gu”
53 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable gu. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 7 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial g · final u · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 11
- 3rd tone 24
- 4th tone 18
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 故事gù shìHSK 2
old practice
- 姑娘gū niangHSK 3
girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old)
- 估计gū jìHSK 5
to estimate; to reckon; (coll.) to suppose
- 故意gù yìHSK 2
deliberately; on purpose
- 顾客gù kèHSK 2
customer; client
- 古代gǔ dàiHSK 3
ancient times
- 故乡gù xiāngHSK 3
home; homeland; native place
All 53 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 孤陋寡闻 | gū lòu guǎ wén | v | ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded | |
| 52 | 沽名钓誉 | gū míng diào yù | v | to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments | |
| 53 | 顾不上 | gù bu shàng | cannot attend to or manage |
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