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

• 故去 to die
• 原故 cause ; accident
• 革故鼎新 to discard the old and introduce the new; to innovate
• 不知何故 somehow
• 故作深沉 to play the profound thinker
• 故伎 usual trick; old tactics
• 故旧不弃(故舊不棄) do not neglect old friends
• 明知故犯 deliberate violation; intentional crime
• 故障排除 fault resolution; trouble clearing
• 故家 old and respected family; family whose members have been officials from generation to generation
• 吐故纳新(吐故納新) to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh
• 依然故我 to be one's old self; to be unchanged; to be stuck in one's ways
• 故作 to pretend; to feign
• 老于世故(老於世故) experienced in the ways of the world; worldly-wise; sophisticated
• 故弄玄虚(故弄玄虛) deliberately mystifying; to make something unnecessarily complicated
• 温故知新(溫故知新) to cherish the old and know the new
• 私怪其故 privately pondered the reason
• 故知 conforming with what is known ; a close friend over many years
• 故杀(故殺) premeditated murder
• 明知故问(明知故問) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
• 没亲没故(沒親沒故) without relatives or friends
• 如故 like an old friend ; as before
• 池鱼思故渊(池魚思故淵) fish in a pond think of the deep
• 故称(故稱) hense the name
• 沉船事故 a shipwreck; a sinking
• 离开故乡(離開故鄉) to leave one's homeland
• 故旧(故舊) old friends
• 懒惰故无匹(懶惰故無匹) for laziness there is none like him
• 温故而知新(溫故而知新) to cherish the old and know the new
• 故且 temporarily
• 故以龙致雨(故以龍致雨) because of a dragon, rain will be produced
• 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
• 世故 1. the ways of the world; 2. sophisticated; worldly-wise
• 北平故宫(北平故宮) Imperial Palace at Beiping
• 旧故(舊故) old friend; former acquaintance
• 何故 what reason
• 故家子弟 descended from an old family
• 病故 to die of an illness
• 依然如故 back to where we were; absolutely no improvement; Things haven't changed at all.
• 故辙(故轍) rut (made by vehicles); (fig.) conventional ways
• 技术故障(技術故障) technical breakdown; malfunction
• 无缘无故(無緣無故) no cause, no reason; completely uncalled for
• 典故 classical story; quote from the literature
• 欲擒故纵(欲擒故縱) In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
• 故步自封 stuck in the old ways; refusing to acknowledge new ideas; stagnating and conservative
• 故里 hometown; native place
• 故乡(故鄉) home; homeland; native place

Also contained in

楼兰故城 、 故事诗 、 神话故事 、 故城县

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• 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