Chinese Notes

故 gù

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
gù noun something in the past
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '故' n 4)
gù adjective deceased / dead
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 死去的 (Guoyu '故' adj 2)
gù adverb still / yet
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 仍旧 or 依然 (Guoyu '故' adv 3)

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故作深沉 to play the profound thinker
故伎重演 to repeat an old stratagem / up to one's old tricks
成语典故(成語典故) historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
平白无故(平白無故) without good cause
故去 to die
何故 what reason
故地 former territory / once familiar places
故世 to die / to pass away
故知 a close friend over many years
身故 to die
故居 former residence
故态复萌(故態復萌) to revert to old ways
故道 an old road / old way / the old course of a river
故址 former location
他乡遇故知(他鄉遇故知) meeting an old friend in a foreign place
攀亲道故(攀親道故) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
故我 one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been
狂奴故态(狂奴故態) to be set in one's ways
亡故 to die
温故而知新(溫故而知新) to cherish the old and know the new
故障排除 fault resolution / trouble clearing
因故 for some reason
责任事故(責任事故) accident occurring due to negligence
革故鼎新 to discard the old and introduce the new / to innovate
一见如故(一見如故) familiarity at first sight
荣归故里(榮歸故里) to return home with honor
没亲没故(沒親沒故) without relatives or friends
已作故人 to have passed away
事故照射 accidental exposure
私怪其故 privately pondered the reason
是故 therefore / so / consequently
故交 former acquaintance / old friend
典故 classical story / quote from the literature
人身事故 accident causing injury or death
故宅 former home
故典 old classics / old customs / cause
故事 narrative / story / tale ; an old practice ; a plot
故步自封 stuck in the old ways / refusing to acknowledge new ideas / stagnating and conservative
旧故(舊故) old friend / former acquaintance
池鱼思故渊(池魚思故淵) fish in a pond think of the deep
故墓 old tomb
老于世故(老於世故) experienced in the ways of the world / worldly-wise / sophisticated
依然如故 back to where we were / absolutely no improvement / Things haven't changed at all.
技术故障(技術故障) technical breakdown / malfunction

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楼兰故城、故国壤王、故事片、无故、故宮博物院、故城县、故瞋戒

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Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 314
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