故 [gù]

• 名词
  • （事故） event; incident; happening; accident:

    unforeseen event; misfortune

    变故

  • （原因） cause; reason:

    not know why;

    不知何故

    make an excuse and leave;

    托故离开

  • （朋友; 友情） friend; acquaintance:

    neither relative nor friend; a perfect stranger;

    非亲非故

    have ties of kinship or friendship

    沾亲带故

  • （特指祭祀之类的事） service of offering sacrifices
  • （指旧的、过去的事物） the old:

    exhaling the old and inhaling the new; get rid of the stale and take in the fresh

    吐故纳新

  • （旧识; 老朋友） old friend:

    feel like old friends at the first meeting

    一见如故

  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Gu Qingyuan

    故清远

• 动词
  • （死亡） die:
  • （死亡） die:

    pass away;

    亡故

    die of illness

    病故

• 形容词
  • （原来的;从前的;旧的） former; ancient; old:

    site (of an ancient monument, etc.);

    故址

    the old course of the Huanghe River;

    黄河故道

  • （已死的） deceased:

    one's deceased friend

    故友

• 副词
  • （故意; 有意） purposely; intentionally:
  • （故意; 有意） purposely; intentionally:

    commit an offense knowingly; wilfully violate (a law or rule)

    明知故犯

• 连词
  • （所以; 因此） so; therefore; conseqently; hence; on the countrary:
  • （所以; 因此） so; therefore; conseqently; hence; on the countrary:

    I was held up on the way and so I was late.

    途中遇事耽搁，故未能按期到达。

    Fearlessness stems from selflessness.; Only the selfless can be fearless.

    无私故能无畏。