故 gù

1. gù adverb purposely; intentionally; deliberately; knowingly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 有意 (CCD 1 '故' 3; FE '故' 2; Guoyu '故' adv 2; XHZD '故' 3)
2. gù adjective old; ancient; former; past
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 旧 (CCD 2 '故' 1; FE '故' 1; Unihan '故'; XHZD '故' 4)
3. gù noun reason; cause; purpose
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 原因 (CCD 1 '故' 2; FE '故' 3; Guoyu '故' n 1; Unihan '故'; XHZD '故' 2)
4. gù verb to die
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 死亡 (CCD 2 '故' 3; FE '故' 4; Guoyu '故' v 1; XHZD '故' 6)
5. gù conjunction so; therefore; hence
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 因此 or 所以 (FE '故' 6; Guoyu '故' conj; XHZD '故' 7)
6. gù adjective original
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 原来的; for example 故乡 'hometown' (CCD 2 '故' 1; Guoyu '故' adj 1; XHZD '故' 5)
7. gù noun accident; happening; instance
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 事故 (CCD 1 '故' 1; FE '故' 5; Guoyu '故' n 2; XHZD '故' 1)
8. gù noun a friend; an acquaintance; friendship
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 朋友 (CCD 2 '故' 2; FE '故' 7; Guoyu '故' n 3)
9. gù noun something in the past
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '故' n 4)
10. gù adjective deceased; dead
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 死去的 (Guoyu '故' adj 2)
11. gù adverb still; yet
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 仍旧 or 依然 (Guoyu '故' adv 3)

Contained in

• 一见如故(一見如故) familiarity at first sight
• 故墓 old tomb
• 虚应故事(虛應故事) to go through the motions
• 原故 cause ; accident
• 是故 therefore; so; consequently
• 钻故纸堆(鑽故紙堆) to dig into piles of outdated writings; to study old books and papers
• 已故 the deceased
• 北平故宫(北平故宮) Imperial Palace at Beiping
• 故以龙致雨(故以龍致雨) because of a dragon, rain will be produced
• 故园(故園) one's hometown
• 无故(無故) without reason; without cause ; merely
• 故弄玄虚(故弄玄虛) deliberately mystifying; to make something unnecessarily complicated
• 故作端庄(故作端莊) artificial show of seriousness; to pretend to be solemn
• 故典 old classics; old customs; cause
• 故乡(故鄉) home; homeland; native place
• 故作姿态(故作姿態) to put on an act
• 成语典故(成語典故) historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
• 荣归故里(榮歸故里) to return home with honor
• 狂奴故态(狂奴故態) to be set in one's ways
• 故辙(故轍) rut (made by vehicles); (fig.) conventional ways
• 藉故 to make up a pretext ; to make up a story
• 故障 malfunction; breakdown; defect; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug
• 无缘无故(無緣無故) no cause, no reason; completely uncalled for
• 老于世故(老於世故) experienced in the ways of the world; worldly-wise; sophisticated
• 事故照射 accidental exposure
• 私怪其故 privately pondered the reason
• 掌故 historic records; historic stories ; Zhanggu ; national archives
• 故障排除 fault resolution; trouble clearing
• 故知 conforming with what is known ; a close friend over many years
• 威加海内兮归故乡(威加海內兮歸故鄉) With might that extends to the land within the seas, I return to my hometown
• 故友 old friend; deceased friend
• 故我 one's old self; one's original self; what one has always been
• 他乡遇故知(他鄉遇故知) meeting an old friend in a foreign place
• 雅故 old friend; correct interpretation
• 不知何故 somehow
• 借故 to find an excuse
• 故第 former residence
• 诈故(詐故) to use a deceitful plot
• 故城 a historic city
• 一改故辙(一改故轍) complete change from the old rut; dramatic change of direction; a volte-face; to change old practices
• 故旧(故舊) old friends
• 颇回故人车(頗回故人車) often my friends' carriages turn back
• 毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事(毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事) Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday
• 枕边故事(枕邊故事) bedtime story
• 世故 1. the ways of the world; 2. sophisticated; worldly-wise
• 鬼故事 ghost story
• 故交 former acquaintance; old friend

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• 形勢解第六十四 Chapter 64: Resolving a Situation Guanzi 管子 — count: 194
• Scroll 9 Xin Shu 新書 — count: 166
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 140
• 卷二十一 律曆志 Volume 21: Treatise on Rhythm and the Calendar Book of Han 漢書 — count: 126
• 周語下 Discourses of Zhou III Guoyu 國語 — count: 120
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 110
• 卷二十　泰族訓 Chapter 20: superior Lineage Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 108
• 解老第二十 Chapter 20: Commentaries on Laozi's Teachings Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 103
• 明法解第六十七 Chapter 67: Explanation of Wise Edicts Guanzi 管子 — count: 100