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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
故事 gùshì	故事 \| 故事* \| *故事	old practice / CL: 個｜个


故事 gùshi	故事 \| 故事* \| *故事	narrative / story / tale	HSK 3


故 gù	故 \| 故* \| *故	happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead


故障 gùzhàng	故障 \| 故障* \| *故障	malfunction / breakdown / defect / shortcoming / fault / failure / impediment / error / bug (in software)	HSK 6


事故 shìgù	事故 \| 事故* \| *事故	accident / CL: 樁｜桩, 起, 次	HSK 6


故意 gùyì	故意 \| 故意* \| *故意	deliberately / on purpose	HSK 4


故鄉 gùxiāng	故鄉 \| 故鄉* \| *故鄉	home / homeland / native place / CL: 個｜个	故乡 HSK 6


典故 diǎngù	典故 \| 典故* \| *典故	classical story or quote from the literature


故宮 Gùgōng	故宮 \| 故宮* \| *故宮	the Forbidden City / abbr. for 故宮博物院｜故宫博物院	故宫


故宮 gùgōng	故宮 \| 故宮* \| *故宮	former imperial palace	故宫


緣故 yuángù	緣故 \| 緣故* \| *緣故	reason / cause	缘故 HSK 6


故宮博物院 Gùgōng Bówùyuàn	故宮博物院 \| 故宮博物院* \| *故宮博物院	Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing / National Palace Museum, Taipei	故宫博物院


鬼故事 guǐgùshi	鬼故事 \| 鬼故事* \| *鬼故事	ghost story


故障排除 gùzhàngpáichú	故障排除 \| 故障排除* \| *故障排除	fault resolution / trouble clearing


故居 gùjū	故居 \| 故居* \| *故居	former residence


無故 wúgù	無故 \| 無故* \| *無故	without cause or reason	无故


已故 yǐgù	已故 \| 已故* \| *已故	the late / deceased


故此 gùcǐ	故此 \| 故此* \| *故此	therefore


成語典故 chéngyǔdiǎngù	成語典故 \| 成語典故* \| *成語典故	historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying	成语典故


童話故事 tónghuàgùshì	童話故事 \| 童話故事* \| *童話故事	fairy tale	童话故事


故稱 gùchēng	故稱 \| 故稱* \| *故稱	... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence)	故称


故事片 gùshipiàn	故事片 \| 故事片* \| *故事片	fictional film / feature film


故我 gùwǒ	故我 \| 故我* \| *故我	one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been


故而 gù'ér	故而 \| 故而* \| *故而	therefore


故云 gùyún	故云 \| 故云* \| *故云	that's why it is called...


意外事故 yìwàishìgù	意外事故 \| 意外事故* \| *意外事故	accident


無緣無故 wúyuánwúgù	無緣無故 \| 無緣無故* \| *無緣無故	no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for	无缘无故


身故 shēngù	身故 \| 身故* \| *身故	to die


神話故事 shénhuàgùshi	神話故事 \| 神話故事* \| *神話故事	mythological story / myth	神话故事


故作 gùzuò	故作 \| 故作* \| *故作	to pretend / to feign


民間故事 mínjiāngùshi	民間故事 \| 民間故事* \| *民間故事	folk story / folktale	民间故事


變故 biàngù	變故 \| 變故* \| *變故	an unforeseen event / accident / misfortune	变故 HSK 6


故人 gùrén	故人 \| 故人* \| *故人	old friend / the deceased


故第 gùdì	故第 \| 故第* \| *故第	former residence


技術故障 jìshùgùzhàng	技術故障 \| 技術故障* \| *技術故障	technical breakdown / malfunction	技术故障


溫故知新 wēngùzhīxīn	溫故知新 \| 溫故知新* \| *溫故知新	to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future	温故知新


原故 yuángù	原故 \| 原故* \| *原故	variant of 緣故｜缘故


故土 gùtǔ	故土 \| 故土* \| *故土	native country / one's homeland


人情世故 rénqíngshìgù	人情世故 \| 人情世故* \| *人情世故	worldly wisdom / the ways of the world / to know how to get on in the world


世故 shìgù	世故 \| 世故* \| *世故	the ways of the world


世故 shìgu	世故 \| 世故* \| *世故	sophisticated / worldly-wise


欲擒故縱 yùqíngùzòng	欲擒故縱 \| 欲擒故縱* \| *欲擒故縱	In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better	欲擒故纵


如故 rúgù	如故 \| 如故* \| *如故	as before / as usual / (to be) like old friends


故里 gùlǐ	故里 \| 故里* \| *故里	hometown / native place


病故 bìnggù	病故 \| 病故* \| *病故	to die of an illness


一見如故 yījiànrúgù	一見如故 \| 一見如故* \| *一見如故	familiarity at first sight	一见如故


故城 gùchéng	故城 \| 故城* \| *故城	old city


故弄玄虛 gùnòngxuánxū	故弄玄虛 \| 故弄玄虛* \| *故弄玄虛	deliberately mystifying / to make sth unnecessarily complicated	故弄玄虚


明知故犯 míngzhīgùfàn	明知故犯 \| 明知故犯* \| *明知故犯	deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime


故知 gùzhī	故知 \| 故知* \| *故知	a close friend over many years


明知故問 míngzhīgùwèn	明知故問 \| 明知故問* \| *明知故問	to ask a question, already knowing the answer	明知故问


掌故 zhǎnggù	掌故 \| 掌故* \| *掌故	anecdote / tales (esp. about historical figure)


依然故我 yīrángùwǒ	依然故我 \| 依然故我* \| *依然故我	to be one's old self (idiom) / to be unchanged / (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways


故國 gùguó	故國 \| 故國* \| *故國	country with an ancient history	故国


亡故 wánggù	亡故 \| 亡故* \| *亡故	to die / to pass away


故友 gùyǒu	故友 \| 故友* \| *故友	old friend / deceased friend


故都 gùdū	故都 \| 故都* \| *故都	former capital / ancient capital


故去 gùqù	故去 \| 故去* \| *故去	to die / death


借故 jiègù	借故 \| 借故* \| *借故	to find an excuse


故舊 gùjiù	故舊 \| 故舊* \| *故舊	old friends	故旧


故步自封 gùbùzìfēng	故步自封 \| 故步自封* \| *故步自封	stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas / stagnating and conservative


離開故鄉 líkāigùxiāng	離開故鄉 \| 離開故鄉* \| *離開故鄉	to leave one's homeland	离开故乡


故道 gùdào	故道 \| 故道* \| *故道	old road / old way / old course (of a river)


他鄉遇故知 tāxiāngyùgùzhī	他鄉遇故知 \| 他鄉遇故知* \| *他鄉遇故知	meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)	他乡遇故知


何故 hégù	何故 \| 何故* \| *何故	what for? / what's the reason?


故態復萌 gùtàifùméng	故態復萌 \| 故態復萌* \| *故態復萌	to revert to old ways	故态复萌


故交 gùjiāo	故交 \| 故交* \| *故交	former acquaintance / old friend


溫故而知新 wēngù'érzhīxīn	溫故而知新 \| 溫故而知新* \| *溫故而知新	to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future	温故而知新


依然如故 yīránrúgù	依然如故 \| 依然如故* \| *依然如故	back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement / Things haven't changed at all.


故世 gùshì	故世 \| 故世* \| *故世	to die / to pass away


故業 gùyè	故業 \| 故業* \| *故業	old estate / former empire / former occupation	故业


故址 gùzhǐ	故址 \| 故址* \| *故址	old site / site of sth (palace, ancient state etc) that no longer exists


故宅 gùzhái	故宅 \| 故宅* \| *故宅	former home


故作姿態 gùzuòzītài	故作姿態 \| 故作姿態* \| *故作姿態	to put on an act	故作姿态


毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事 Máo Zédōng · Xiānwéirénzhīde Gùshi	毛澤…故事 \| 毛澤…故事* \| *毛澤…故事	Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎｜张戎 and Jon Halliday	毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事


推故 tuīgù	推故 \| 推故* \| *推故	to find a pretext for refusing


故園 gùyuán	故園 \| 故園* \| *故園	one's hometown	故园


故城縣 Gùchéngxiàn	故城縣 \| 故城縣* \| *故城縣	Gucheng county in Hengshui 衡水, Hebei	故城县


故地 gùdì	故地 \| 故地* \| *故地	once familiar places / former haunts


非親非故 fēiqīnfēigù	非親非故 \| 非親非故* \| *非親非故	lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom) / fig. unrelated to one another in any way	非亲非故


故伎重演 gùjìchóngyǎn	故伎重演 \| 故伎重演* \| *故伎重演	to repeat an old stratagem / up to one's old tricks


雅故 yǎgù	雅故 \| 雅故* \| *雅故	old friend / correct interpretation


責任事故 zérènshìgù	責任事故 \| 責任事故* \| *責任事故	accident occurring due to negligence	责任事故


故殺 gùshā	故殺 \| 故殺* \| *故殺	premeditated murder	故杀


榮歸故里 róngguīgùlǐ	榮歸故里 \| 榮歸故里* \| *榮歸故里	to return home with honor	荣归故里


沉船事故 chénchuánshìgù	沉船事故 \| 沉船事故* \| *沉船事故	a shipwreck / a sinking


虛應故事 xūyìnggùshì	虛應故事 \| 虛應故事* \| *虛應故事	to go through the motions	虚应故事


故典 gùdiǎn	故典 \| 故典* \| *故典	old classics / old customs / cause


故作深沉 gùzuòshēnchén	故作深沉 \| 故作深沉* \| *故作深沉	to play the profound thinker


革故鼎新 gégùdǐngxīn	革故鼎新 \| 革故鼎新* \| *革故鼎新	to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate


舊故 jiùgù	舊故 \| 舊故* \| *舊故	old friend / former acquaintance	旧故


故訓 gùxùn	故訓 \| 故訓* \| *故訓	old teaching (e.g. religious instruction)	故训


人身事故 rénshēnshìgù	人身事故 \| 人身事故* \| *人身事故	accident causing injury or death


枕邊故事 zhěnbiāngùshi	枕邊故事 \| 枕邊故事* \| *枕邊故事	bedtime story	枕边故事


瀋陽故宮 Shěnyáng Gùgōng	瀋陽故宮 \| 瀋陽故宮* \| *瀋陽故宮	Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum	沈阳故宫


平白無故 píngbáiwúgù	平白無故 \| 平白無故* \| *平白無故	without good cause	平白无故


公傷事故 gōngshāngshìgù	公傷事故 \| 公傷事故* \| *公傷事故	industrial accident / work-related injury	公伤事故


故墓 gùmù	故墓 \| 故墓* \| *故墓	old tomb


是故 shìgù	是故 \| 是故* \| *是故	therefore / so / consequently


故跡 gùjì	故跡 \| 故跡* \| *故跡	historical ruins	故迹

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