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故 gù char. old, past; things of the past; old friend, acquaintance; cause; incident, event
故 gù v./adv./conj. (of someone) pass away, depart this life; intentionally; therefore
故事 gù shi n. story (both are pronounced as the 4th tone in Taiwan)
故居 gù jū n. former residence
故作 gù zuò v. pretend, feign

典故 diǎn gù n. allusion (to classic story or saying), classical quotation
故人 gù rén n. old friend
已故 yǐ gù adj. deceased
世故 shì gù adj./n. sophisticated, worldly-wise; the ways of the world
借故 jiè gù adv. find an excuse
故里 gù lǐ n. hometown, native place
如故 rú gù v. be as before; be like old friends
故家 gù jiā n. old and established family (with power and money)

故知 gù zhī n. (lit.) close friend over many years
病故 bìng gù phr. to fall sick and pass away
故去 gù qù v. to pass away (to die)
故意 gù yì adv. deliberately, purposely, intentionally, willfully
无故 wú gù adv. without cause or reason
故此 gù cǐ conj. therefore
故而 gù ér conj. therefore
缘故 yuán gù n. reason, cause

故土 gù tǔ n. native land; homeland
故宫 gù gōng n. The Imperial Palace, the Forbidden City
事故 shì gù n. accident
故乡 gù xiāng n. homeland, hometown
故障 gù zhàng n. breakdown, error, bug, malfunction
变故 biàn gù n. unforeseen event, accident, misfortune
亡故 wáng gù v. (lit.) to pass away; to decease
故事书 gù shi shū n. story book

读故事 dú gù shi phr. read story
说故事 shuō gù shi phr. tell stories
讲故事 jiǎng gù shi phr. to tell a story
小故事 xiǎo gù shi nphr. small story
听故事 tīng gù shì phr. to listen to stories
故意的 gù yì de phr. deliberate, intentional
故事片 gù shi piān n. fictional film, feature film
鬼故事 guǐ gù shi phr. ghost story

一见如故 yí jiàn rú gù idiom. feel like old friends at first meeting, become instant friends
历史故事 lì shǐ gù shi nphr. historical story
睡前故事 shuì qián gù shi phr. bed time story
借故离开 jiè gù lí kāi phr. to find an excuse and leave
爱情故事 ài qíng gù shi nphr. love story
讲好故事 jiáng hǎo gù shi phr. to tell a story well; to tell good stories
明知故问 míng zhī gù wèn idiom. ask while knowing the answer
人情世故 rén qíng shì gù idiom. the ways of the world, worldly wisdom

因故展期 yīn gù zhǎn qī phr. to be postponed for some reason
三亲六故 sān qīn liù gù idiom. all the relatives and old acquaintances
温故知新 wēn gù zhī xīn idiom. to gain new insights through restudying old material
传奇故事 chuán qí gù shi nphr. legendary story
不知何故 bù zhī hé gù phr. (lit.) do not know why, do not know the reason
短篇故事 duǎn piān gù shi nphr. short story
儿童故事 ér tóng gù shi nphr. children's story
无亲无故 wú qīn wú gù idiom. having neither family nor friends

故事概要 gù shì gài yào nphr. synopsis of a story
故为之说 gù wéi zhī shuō phr. So I have composed this essay. (from "The Snake-Catcher", by Liu Zongyuan)
故地重游 gù dì chóng yóu phr. revisit a place where one has visited before
无缘无故 wú yuán wú gù phr. no cause, no reason (idiom), completely uncalled for
神话故事 shén huà gù shi nphr. myth, fairy tale
依然如故 yī rán rú gù idiom. all the same as it was, remain as before
平白无故 píng bái wú gù idiom. without any cause or reason, or no reason at all
幻想故事 huàn xiǎng gù shi nphr. fantasy, fantasy story

传统故事 chuán tǒng gù shi nphr. traditional story
品牌故事 pǐn pái gù shì nphr. brand story
封面故事 fēng miàn gù shì nphr. cover story
鲁迅故居 lǔ xùn gù jū phr. Home of Lu Xun
《故乡》 gù xiāng n. {"My Old Home"} (by Lu Xun)
意外事故 yì wài shì gù phr. unexpected accident
无故缺席 wú gù quē xí phr. be absent without excuse
沾亲带故 zhān qīn dài gù idiom. to have ties of friendship or kinship

吐故纳新 tǔ gù nà xīn v. get rid of the stale and take in the fresh, exhale the old and inhale the new
无故失踪 wú gù shī zōng phr. disappear with no explanation, go missing for no reason
出事故了 chū shì gù le phr. had an accident; there happened an accident
交通事故 jiāo tōng shì gù nphr. traffic accident
离开故乡 lí kāi gù xiāng phr. to leave one's hometown
故障排除 gù zhàng pái chú phr. troubleshooting
明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn idiom. to commit an intentional crime
民间故事 mín jiān gù shi nphr. folk tale

出了事故 chū le shì gù phr. there was an accident; an accident happened (to someone)
童话故事 tóng huà gù shi nphr. fairy tale
医疗事故 yī liáo shì gù nphr. medical accident, medical malpractice
工伤事故 gōng shāng shì gù nphr. work accident
排除故障 pái chú gù zhàng phr. to troubleshoot, to debug
紧急事故 jǐn jí shì gù nphr. urgent accident
倾盖如故 qīng gài rú gù idiom. new friends made by chance are as close as old friends with whom one has established profound friendship
家庭变故 jiā tíng biàn gù nphr. misfortune in one's family

漏油事故 lòu yóu shì gù nphr. oil spill
故事情节 gù shi qíng jié phr. story plot
故伎重演 gù jì chóng yǎn phr. repeat the stock tricks, play the same old trick
故弄玄虚 gù nòng xuán xū idiom. deliberately mystify; make a mystery (of)
欲擒故纵 yù qín gù zòng idiom. to allow sb. some latitude first to gain a tighter hold on him afterward
动人的故事 dòng rén de gù shi phr. a touching story, a moving story
动听的故事 dòng tīng de gù shi phr. interesting story
特别的故事 tè bié de gù shi nphr. a special story

好笑的故事 hǎo xiào de gù shi nphr. funny story
温故而知新 wēn gù ér zhī xīn idiom. gain new knowledge by reviewing the old, gain new insights by reviewing old materials
故交如真金 gù jiāo rú zhēn jīn phr. old friends are like pure gold
讲求故事性 jiǎng qiú gù shi xìng phr. to emphasize on story-telling
优美的故事 yōu měi de gù shi nphr. beautiful story
编一个故事 biān yí gè gù shi phr. make up a story
胡雪岩故居 hú xuě yán gù jū n. Huxueyan's former residence (Zhejiang, China)
事故的起因 shì gù de qǐ yīn phr. the cause of the accident

低头思故乡 dī tóu sī gù xiāng phr. (I) lower my head and think of (my) beloved hometown.
故宫博物院 gù gōng bó wù yuàn n. Palace Museum in the Forbidden City (Beijing); National Palace museum (Taipei)
虚妄的故事 xū wàng de gù shi nphr. a fabricated story
故意杀人罪 gù yì shā rén zuì nphr. crime of intentional homicide
意外的事故 yì wài de shì gù nphr. unexpected accident
事故多发点 shì gù duō fā diǎn nphr. Accident Blackspot
事故易发点 shì gù yì fā diǎn nphr. Accident-prone Spot
出故障的车 chū gù zhàng de chē nphr. vehicle with malfunction, vehicle with failures

故事的开端 gù shi de kāi duān phr. the beginning of the story
故意恶心他 gù yì ě xīn tā phr. to deliberately embarrass him, to deliberately make him feel sick
福岛核事故 fú dǎo hé shì gù nphr. Fukushima nuclear disaster
寓言故事诗 yù yán gù shi shī nphr. fable poetry, fable poem
杨贵妃故里 yáng guì fēi gù lǐ phr. Yangguifei's Hometown (Guangxi, China)
蒲松龄故居 pú sōng líng gù jū n. Pu Songling's former residence
八大山人故居 bā dà shān rén gù jū phr. {Former Residence of Bada Shanren} (Jiangxi, China)
他借故不来。 tā jiè gù bù lái phr. He excused himself from coming.

还很会讲故事 hái hěn huì jiǎng gù shi phr. (And she) is a good story teller.
《故事新编》 gù shi xīn biān n. "Old Tales Retold" -by Lu Xun
拼凑一则故事 pīn còu yì zé gù shi phr. piece together a story
两个童话故事 liǎng gè tóng huà gù shi phr. two fairy tales
《过故人庄》 guò gù rén zhuāng phr. "Visiting an Old Friend's Cottage" (a poem written by Meng Haoran)
一起交通事故 yì qǐ jiāo tōng shì gù phr. a traffic accident
秭归屈原故里 zǐ guī qū yuán gù lǐ phr. Zigui, Qu Yuan's hometown (Hubei, China)
他很会讲故事。 tā hěn huì jiǎng gù shi . phr. He is very good at telling stories.

这个故事很没趣 zhèi ge gù shi hěn méi qù phr. this story is very boring
一个感人的故事 yí gè gǎn rén de gù shi phr. a touching story
我不是故意的。 wǒ bú shì gù yì de phr. It's not my intention. I did not mean it.
你是故意的吗？ nǐ shì gù yì de ma ? phr. Are you deliberate?
《英雄的故事》 yīng xióng de gù shi n. "Heroic Tales" (a book by Ba Jin)
一个真实的故事 yí gè zhēn shí de gù shi phr. a true story
故意去增加体重 gù yì qù zēng jiā tǐ zhòng phr. to deliberately go and gain weight
国立故宫博物院 guó lì gù gōng bó wù yuàn nphr. National Forbidden City Museum

《圣经的故事》 shèng jīng de gù shi nphr. "The Story of the Bible"
我带你去故宫。 wǒ dài nǐ qù gù gōng . phr. I will take you to the Forbidden City.
沈阳故宫博物院 shěn yáng gù gōng bó wù yuàn phr. Shenyang Imperial Palace (Liaoning, China)
我不懂人情世故。 wǒ bù dǒng rén qíng shì gù phr. I don't know the ways of the world.
本故事纯属虚构。 běn gù shi chún shǔ xū gòu . phr. This story is a pure fiction.
故宫是个什么地方 gù gōng shì ge shén me dì fang phr. what kind of place is the Forbidden City
他赶赴事故现场。 tā gǎn fù shì gù xiàn chǎng phr. He rushed to the scene of the accident.
这个故事太离奇了。 zhè gè gù shi tài lí qí le phr. This story is too absurd.

对我说你最爱的故事 duì wǒ shuō nǐ zuì ài de gù shì phr. to tell me the story you love most
这个故事结构严谨。 zhè ge gù shi jié gòu yán jǐn . phr. The story is very well organized.
她到美国寻访故友。 tā dào měi guó xún fǎng gù yǒu phr. She went to the US to look for her old friends.
夫唯不争，故无尤。 fū wéi bù zhēng gù wú yóu phr. (lit.) What does not lead to strife does not go amiss.
中国是丝绸的故乡。 zhōng guó shì sī chóu de gù xiāng . phr. China is the home of silk.
这个故事出自圣经。 zhè ge gù shi chū zì shèng jīng phr. This story is from the Bible.
他亲历了这次事故。 tā qīn lì le zhè cì shì gù phr. He experienced this accident.
故宫的旁边都有什么 gù gōng de páng biān dōu yǒu shén me phr. What is near the Forbidden City?

这个故事是虚拟的。 zhè gè gù shi shì xū nǐ de . phr. This story is fictitious.
民间故事俯拾即是。 mín jiān gù shi fǔ shí jí shì . phr. Folk tales are to be found everywhere.
那个女人故作矜持。 nà ge nǚ rén gù zuò jīn chí . phr. That woman pretended to be reserved.
他借故事急，就走了。 tā jiè gù shì jí, jiù zǒu le . phr. He said something urgent came up, and left on that excuse.
我们一起说一个故事。 wǒ men yì qǐ shuō yí gè gù shì . phr. We tell a story together.
抱歉，我不是故意的。 bào qiàn wǒ bú shì gù yì de phr. Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose.
他讲的故事很有创意。 tā jiǎng de gù shi hén yǒu chuàng yì . phr. The story he told was full of originality.
故事的结尾很有意思。 gù shi de jié wéi hén yǒu yì si phr. The ending of the story is quite interesting.

这个故事会如何收尾？ zhè ge gù shi huì rú hé shōu wěi phr. How is this story going to end?
她讲的故事十分荒诞。 tā jiǎng de gù shi shí fēn huāng dàn . phr. The story she told is very absurd.
这个故事充满了悬念。 zhè gè gù shi chōng mǎn le xuán niàn . phr. The story is full of suspense.
这个故事为世人传诵。 zhè gè gù shi wéi shì rén chuán sòng . phr. The story is read with admiration by people all over the world.
许多人在事故中惨死。 xǔ duō rén zài shì gù zhōng cán sǐ phr. Many people died tragically in the accident.
孩子们围拢来听故事。 hái zi men wéi lǒng lái tīng gù shi phr. The kids gathered around to hear the story.
我不是故意冒犯你啊！ wǒ bú shì gù yì mào fàn nǐ a ! phr. I do not mean to deliberately offend you!
喜欢快乐大结局的故事 xǐ huan kuài lè dà jié jú de gù shi phr. to like stories with grand happy endings

如果发生变故怎么办？ rú guǒ fā shēng biàn gù zěn me bàn ? phr. What do we do if something unexpected happens?
你对这个故事太较真了。 nǐ duì zhè ge gù shi tài jiào zhēn le phr. You're taking this story too seriously.
对不起，我不是故意的。 duì bu qǐ, wǒ bú shì gù yì de . phr. Sorry. I didn't do that on purpose.
你讲的这个故事真有趣！ ní jiǎng de zhè gè gù shi zhēn yǒu qù ! phr. The story you told is so interesting!
我想知道更完整的故事。 wó xiǎng zhī dào gèng wán zhěng de gù shì . phr. I want learn a more complete story.
想来也是这些东西的缘故 xiǎng lái yě shì zhè xiē dōng xi de yuán gù phr. it may be assumed that the cause is these things
事故现场已经被封锁了。 shì gù xiàn cháng yǐ jīng bèi fēng suǒ le . phr. The accident scene has been cordoned off.
这是交通事故高发地段。 zhè shì jiāo tōng shì gù gāo fā dì duàn phr. This is a stretch of road prone to traffic accidents.

这次事故颇具教育意义。 zhè cì shì gù pō jù jiào yù yì yì phr. This accident was quite educational.
路上每天都有交通事故。 lù shang měi tiān dōu yǒu jiāo tōng shì gù phr. There are traffic accidents on the streets every day.
举头望明月，低头思故乡 jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè, dī tóu sī gù xiāng phr. (I) raise (my) head and gaze at the bright moon; (I) lower my head and think of (my) beloved hometown.
相信我们会像童话故事里 xiāng xìn wǒ men huì xiàng tóng huà gù shì lǐ phr. believe that we will be like those in a fairy tale
这是一个感人的爱情故事。 zhè shì yí gè gǎn rén de ài qíng gù shi . phr. This is a touching love story.
听完故事，他的脸色发白。 tīng wán gù shi, tā de liǎn sè fā bái . phr. His face turned pale after he heard the story.
听闻从前住在这里无故小产 tīng wén cóng qián zhù zài zhè lǐ wú gù xiáo chǎn phr. hear that in the past those who lived here had miscarriages without cause
他过敏是吃了海鲜的缘故。 tā guò mǐn shì chī le hǎi xiān de yuán gù . phr. He got an allergy because (he) had eaten seafood.

这是一个家喻户晓的故事。 zhè shì yí gè jiā yù hù xiǎo de gù shi . phr. It's a story known to every household.
他已经忘却了故乡的样子。 tā yǐ jīng wàng què le gù xiāng de yàng zi . phr. He had forgotten the appearance of his hometown.
很多成语来源于历史故事。 hěn duō chéng yǔ lái yuán yú lì shǐ gù shì . phr. Many idioms originated in historical stories.
不才明主弃，多病故人疏。 bù cái míng zhǔ qì, duō bìng gù rén shū . phr. Forsaken, of talent I'm short, a poor sick man friends frequent not.
我们对此次事故深表歉意。 wǒ men duì cǐ cì shì gù shēn biǎo qiàn yì . phr. We extend our deepest apologies for this accident.
他在那次事故中安然无恙。 tā zài nà cì shì gù zhōng ān rán wú yàng phr. He walked away from that accident completely unscathed.
这本小说的故事跌宕起伏。 zhè bén xiǎo shuō de gù shì diē dàng qǐ fú . phr. The story of this novel is full of ups and downs.
故人具鸡黍，邀我至田家。 gù rén jù jī shǔ, yāo wǒ zhì tián jiā . phr. My friend's prepared chicken and rice; I'm invite to his cottage hall.

我喜欢读鄂温克族的故事。 wó xǐ huan dú è wēn kè zú de gù shì . phr. I like reading stories of the Ewenki ethnic group.
她把这个故事写成了一本书。 tā bǎ zhè ge gù shi xiě chéng le yì běn shū . phr. She wrote a book out of this story.
睡觉前，我都给女儿讲故事。 shuì jiào qián, wǒ dōu géi nǚ ér jiǎng gù shi . phr. Before going to bed, I always tell a story to (my) daughter.
他不是故意的，请不要见怪。 tā bú shì gù yì de, qǐng bú yào jiàn guài phr. He didn't mean to. Please don't take it amiss.
我不是故意挑起这场辩论的。 wǒ bú shì gù yì tiáo qǐ zhè chǎng biàn lùn de . phr. It was not on purpose that I stirred up this argument.
不能平白无故拿别人的东西。 bù néng píng bái wú gù ná bié rén de dōng xi . phr. (Someone) cannot take other people's things with no reason at all.
他的故事让我们陷入了沉思。 tā de gù shi ràng wǒ men xiàn rù le chén sī . phr. His story put us all in a thoughtful mood.
这本书归入儿童故事这一类。 zhè běn shū guī rù ér tóng gù shi zhè yí lèi . phr. This book falls into the class of children's stories.

庆幸我们自己免遭不测事故。 qìng xìng wǒ men zì jí miǎn zāo bú cè shì gù . phr. We rejoiced at the fact that we ourselves had avoided the accident.
以其不争，故天下莫能与之争 yǐ qí bù zhēng, gù tiān xià mò néng yǔ zhī zhēng phr. (lit.) Because he does not dispute, no one in the world is able to dispute with him.
我不是去长城，就是去故宫。 wǒ bú shì qù cháng chéng, jiù shì qù gù gōng . phr. I either go to the Great Wall or the Forbidden City.

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