无
故

Without cause or reason in Chinese: 无故 (wú gù)

wú gù

without cause or reason

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 無故1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1without cause or reason

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无
故

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ㄨˊ

wú

ㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄨˋ

gù

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

无故

Simplified

無故

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他无故缺席，让大家很生气。

    tā wú gù quē xí， ràng dà jiā hěn shēng qì。

    He was absent without reason, which angered everyone.

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Related words

无

wú

not to have

故

gù

happening

故事

gù shì

old practice

故意

gù yì

deliberately

无聊

wú liáo

bored

无论

wú lùn

no matter what or how

无奈

wú nài

to have no alternative

无数

wú shù

countless

缘故

yuán gù

reason

故乡

gù xiāng

home

事故

shì gù

accident

无法

wú fǎ

unable

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