Grandpa tells stories to his grandson every night.
故
happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old/friend/therefore/hence/(of people) to die, dead
Hanzi
Grade
Grade 2
Pinyin
gù
Bopomofo
ㄍㄨˋ
Jyutping
gu3
Example sentences
This is a true story.
After these years of experience, he has become much more worldly-wise.
A serious traffic accident just happened here.
This incident aroused everyone's attention.
He was ill, therefore he did not come.
We met for the first time at the dinner party, but we hit it off immediately and had a great conversation.
They hit it off from the start and had a very agreeable conversation.
Example Vocabulary
故事
story; tale
世故
worldly-wise; sophisticated; the ways of the world
事故
accident; incident
故
therefore; hence; reason; cause
故人
故作
一見如故
to hit it off from the start; to feel like old friends at the first meeting
亡故
人情世故
何故
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