故

故 (gù) – happening

gù

happening

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1happening
  2. 2instance
  3. 3reason
  4. 4cause
  5. 5intentional
  6. 6former
  7. 7old
  8. 8friend
  9. 9therefore
  10. 10hence
  11. 11(of people) to die, dead

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Related words

故事

gù shì

old practice

故意

gù yì

deliberately

缘故

yuán gù

reason

故乡

gù xiāng

home

事故

shì gù

accident

故障

gù zhàng

malfunction

世故

shì gù

the ways of the world

无故

wú gù

without cause or reason

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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