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Chinese

gùshì
Meaning: story; tale
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

老師在教室講故事。
老师在教室讲故事。
The teacher is telling a story in the classroom.
這位導遊非常專業,給我們講解了很多歷史故事。
This tour guide is very professional and explained many historical stories to us.
他的文筆非常流暢,故事寫得很動人。
His writing is very fluent, and the stories are very moving.
佟老師用故事鼓勵學生勇敢面對失敗。
Teacher Tong used a story to encourage the students to face failure bravely.
他一談到故鄉,就滔滔不絕地分享童年故事。
As soon as he started talking about his hometown, he spoke at length about stories from his childhood.

Usage Notes

Refers to a narrative of events, real or fictional.

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