Dictionary/故

故

故 gù

ㄍㄨˋ
AdvConjHSK 7-9TOCFL L5core 10k
1happening
2instance
3reason
4cause
5intentional
6friend
7therefore
8hence
9(of people) to die, dead
10former
11old

Characters

Examples

guì zú贵族zhù住zài在gù故gōng宫de的dōng bian东边hé和xī biān西边。
贵族住在故宫的东边和西边。
Aristocrats lived to the east and west of the imperial palace.
我写,故我在。
I write, therefore I am.
我们总是应该带上安全带以防出事故。
We should always wear a seatbelt in case we have an accident.

See also: words & characters pronounced gù