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變故 变故 [bian4 gu4] /an unforeseen event/accident/misfortune/ 7102 1
病故 病故 [[bing4gu4]] /to die of an illness/ 0 2
不諳世故 不谙世故 [bu4 an1 shi4 gu4] /unworldly/unsophisticated/ 4139 1
不知何故 不知何故 [bu4 zhi1 he2 gu4] /somehow/ 7102 1
不主故常 不主故常 [bu4 zhu3 gu4 chang2] /not to stick to the old conventions/ 6797 1
沉船事故 沉船事故 [chen2 chuan2 shi4 gu4] /a shipwreck/a sinking/ 7014 1
成語典故 成语典故 [cheng2 yu3 dian3 gu4] /historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying/ 3720 1
單點故障 单点故障 [dan1 dian3 gu4 zhang4] /single point of failure/ 2171 1
蹈常襲故 蹈常袭故 [dao3 chang2 xi2 gu4] /follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut/always the same routine/ 6334 1
典故 典故 [dian3 gu4] /classical story or quote from the literature/the story behind sth/ 2230 1
非親非故 非亲非故 [fei1 qin1 fei1 gu4] /lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)/fig. unrelated to one another in any way/ 5276 1
革故鼎新 革故鼎新 [ge2 gu4 ding3 xin1] /to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate/ 6334 1
[gu4] /happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old/friend/therefore/hence/(of people) to die, dead/ 5295 1
故步自封 故步自封 [gu4 bu4 zi4 feng1] /stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas/stagnating and conservative/ 6334 1
故稱 故称 [gu4 cheng1] /... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence)/ 2514 1
故城 故城 [gu4 cheng2] /old city/ 6815 1
故此 故此 [gu4 ci3] /therefore/ 7034 1
故道 故道 [gu4 dao4] /old road/old way/old course (of a river)/ 5610 1
故第 故第 [gu4 di4] /former residence/ 6815 1
故地 故地 [gu4 di4] /once familiar places/former haunts/ 6629 1
故典 故典 [gu4 dian3] /old classics/old customs/cause/ 5559 1
故都 故都 [gu4 du1] /former capital/ancient capital/ 6815 1
故而 故而 [gu4 er2] /therefore/ 6815 1
故宮 故宫 [gu4 gong1] /former imperial palace/ 5323 1
故宮 故宫 [Gu4 gong1] /the Forbidden City/abbr. for 故宮博物院|故宫博物院[Gu4 gong1 Bo2 wu4 yuan4]/ 5323 1
故宮博物院 故宫博物院 [Gu4 gong1 Bo2 wu4 yuan4] /Palace Museum, in the Forbidden City, Beijing/National Palace Museum, Taipei/ 5325 1
故國 故国 [gu4 guo2] /country with an ancient history/ 6815 1
故跡 故迹 [gu4 ji4] /historical ruins/ 6719 1
故伎 故伎 [gu4 ji4] /usual trick/old tactics/ 6815 1
故伎重演 故伎重演 [gu4 ji4 chong2 yan3] /to repeat an old stratagem/up to one's old tricks/ 6815 1
故家 故家 [gu4 jia1] /old and respected family/family whose members have been officials from generation to generation/ 5580 1
故家子弟 故家子弟 [gu4 jia1 zi3 di4] /descended from an old family/ 6815 1
故交 故交 [gu4 jiao1] /former acquaintance/old friend/ 6815 1
故舊 故旧 [gu4 jiu4] /old friends/ 6815 1
故舊不棄 故旧不弃 [gu4 jiu4 bu4 qi4] /do not neglect old friends/ 6815 1
故居 故居 [gu4 ju1] /former residence/ 7102 1
故吏 故吏 [gu4 li4] /(literary) former subordinate/ 2917 1
故墓 故墓 [gu4 mu4] /old tomb/ 6815 1
故弄玄虛 故弄玄虚 [gu4 nong4 xuan2 xu1] /deliberately mystifying/to make sth unnecessarily complicated/ 6815 1
故人 故人 [gu4 ren2] /old friend/the deceased/ 5029 1
故殺 故杀 [gu4 sha1] /premeditated murder/ 5639 1
故世 故世 [gu4 shi4] /to die/to pass away/ 6815 1
故事片 故事片 [gu4 shi5 pian4] /fictional film/feature film/ 5535 1
故態復萌 故态复萌 [gu4 tai4 fu4 meng2] /to revert to old ways/ 6815 1
故我 故我 [gu4 wo3] /one's old self/one's original self/what one has always been/ 3795 1
故鄉 故乡 [gu4 xiang1] /home/homeland/native place/CL:個|个[ge4]/ 6366 1
故訓 故训 [gu4 xun4] /old teaching (e.g. religious instruction)/ 6815 1
故業 故业 [gu4 ye4] /old estate/former empire/former occupation/ 5559 1
故意 故意 [gu4 yi4] /deliberately; on purpose/ 1215 1
故友 故友 [gu4 you3] /old friend/deceased friend/ 4621 1
故園 故园 [gu4 yuan2] /one's hometown/ 2894 1
故云 故云 [gu4 yun2] /that's why it is called.../ 6038 1
故宅 故宅 [gu4 zhai2] /former home/ 6815 1
故障 故障 [gu4 zhang4] /malfunction/breakdown/defect/shortcoming/fault/failure/impediment/error/bug (in software)/ 6379 1
故轍 故辙 [gu4 zhe2] /rut (made by vehicles)/(fig.) conventional ways/ 3161 1
故知 故知 [gu4 zhi1] /a close friend over many years/ 6815 1
故址 故址 [gu4 zhi3] /old site/site of sth (palace, ancient state etc) that no longer exists/ 3161 1
故紙堆 故纸堆 [gu4 zhi3 dui1] /a pile of old books/ 6815 1
故作 故作 [gu4 zuo4] /to pretend/to feign/ 6092 1
故作端莊 故作端庄 [gu4 zuo4 duan1 zhuang1] /artificial show of seriousness/to pretend to be solemn/ 6815 1
故作深沉 故作深沉 [gu4 zuo4 shen1 chen2] /to play the profound thinker/ 6026 1
故作姿態 故作姿态 [gu4 zuo4 zi1 tai4] /to put on an act/ 3161 1
故城 故城 [[Gu4cheng2]] /see 故城縣|故城县[Gu4cheng2 Xian4]/ 345 2
故城縣 故城县 [[Gu4cheng2 Xian4]] /Gucheng, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市[Heng2shui3 Shi4], Hebei/ 345 2
故地重遊 故地重游 [[gu4di4-chong2you2]] /see 舊地重遊|旧地重游[jiu4di4-chong2you2]/ 614 2
故里 故里 [[gu4li3]] /home town; native place/ 880 2
故去 故去 [[gu4qu4]] /(euphemism) to pass away; to die/ 158 2
故事 故事 [[gu4shi4]] /old practice/ 858 2
故事 故事 [[gu4shi5]] /narrative; story; tale/ 824 2
故事線 故事线 [[gu4shi5xian4]] /storyline; plotline/ 668 2
故土 故土 [[gu4tu3]] /native country; one's homeland/ 847 2
鬼故事 鬼故事 [gui3 gu4 shi5] /ghost story/ 6426 1
何故 何故 [he2 gu4] /what for?/what's the reason?/ 6356 1
技術故障 技术故障 [ji4 shu4 gu4 zhang4] /technical breakdown/malfunction/ 6465 1
交強險 交强险 [jiao1 qiang2 xian3] /compulsory vehicle insurance (abbr. for 機動車交通事故責任強制保險|机动车交通事故责任强制保险[ji1 dong4 che1 jiao1 tong1 shi4 gu4 ze2 ren4 qiang2 zhi4 bao3 xian3])/ 1053 1
傑弗里·喬叟 杰弗里·乔叟 [Jie2 fu2 li3 · Qiao2 sou3] /Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集[Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2]/ 4054 1
借故 借故 [jie4 gu4] /to find an excuse/ 6815 1
舊故 旧故 [jiu4 gu4] /old friend/former acquaintance/ 6562 1
舊態復萌 旧态复萌 [jiu4 tai4 fu4 meng2] /see 故態復萌|故态复萌[gu4 tai4 fu4 meng2]/ 3867 1
坎特伯雷故事集 坎特伯雷故事集 [Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2] /The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 喬叟|乔叟[Qiao2 sou3]/ 4200 1
狂奴故態 狂奴故态 [kuang2 nu2 gu4 tai4] /to be set in one's ways (idiom)/ 4923 1
老於世故 老于世故 [lao3 yu2 shi4 gu4] /experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise/sophisticated/ 6334 1
毛澤東:鮮為人知的故事 毛泽东:鲜为人知的故事 [[Mao2 Ze2dong1: Xian1wei2ren2zhi1 de5 Gu4shi5]] /Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhang1 Rong2] and Jon Halliday/ 896 2
沒親沒故 没亲没故 [mei2 qin1 mei2 gu4] /without relatives or friends/ 1200 1
民間故事 民间故事 [min2 jian1 gu4 shi5] /folk story/folktale/ 6921 1
明知故犯 明知故犯 [ming2 zhi1 gu4 fan4] /deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime/ 6334 1
明知故問 明知故问 [[ming2zhi1-gu4wen4]] /(idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer/ 718 2
攀親道故 攀亲道故 [pan1 qin1 dao4 gu4] /(idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially/ 975 1
憑白無故 凭白无故 [[ping2bai2-wu2gu4]] /variant of 平白無故|平白无故[ping2bai2-wu2gu4]/ 404 2
平白無故 平白无故 [[ping2bai2-wu2gu4]] /(idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably/ 493 2
羌無故實 羌无故实 [qiang1 wu2 gu4 shi2] /to have no basis in fact (idiom)/ 6083 1
喬叟 乔叟 [Qiao2 sou3] /Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集[Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2]/ 4490 1
人情世故 人情世故 [ren2 qing2 shi4 gu4] /worldly wisdom/the ways of the world/to know how to get on in the world/ 6894 1
人身事故 人身事故 [ren2 shen1 shi4 gu4] /accident causing injury or death/ 6577 1
榮歸故里 荣归故里 [rong2 gui1 gu4 li3] /to return home with honor/ 6760 1
如故 如故 [ru2 gu4] /as before/as usual/(to be) like old friends/ 4206 1
三親六故 三亲六故 [san1 qin1 liu4 gu4] /old friends and relatives/ 6033 1
身故 身故 [shen1 gu4] /to die/ 6129 1
神話故事 神话故事 [shen2 hua4 gu4 shi5] /mythical story; myth/ 1289 1
瀋陽故宮 沈阳故宫 [Shen3 yang2 Gu4 gong1] /Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum/ 3162 1
事故 事故 [shi4 gu4] /accident/CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4]/ 6366 1
是故 是故 [shi4 gu4] /therefore/so/consequently/ 5791 1
世故 世故 [shi4 gu4] /the ways of the world/ 6267 1
事故照射 事故照射 [shi4 gu4 zhao4 she4] /accidental exposure/ 7102 1
世故 世故 [shi4 gu5] /sophisticated/worldly-wise/ 6267 1
他鄉遇故知 他乡遇故知 [ta1 xiang1 yu4 gu4 zhi1] /meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)/ 4622 1
童話故事 童话故事 [tong2 hua4 gu4 shi4] /fairy tale/ 7034 1
吐故納新 吐故纳新 [tu3 gu4 na4 xin1] /lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new/ 1955 1
推故 推故 [tui1 gu4] /to find a pretext for refusing/ 6122 1
亡故 亡故 [wang2 gu4] /to die/to pass away/ 5315 1
溫故而知新 温故而知新 [wen1 gu4 er2 zhi1 xin1] /to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)/to recall the past to understand the future/ 6330 1
溫故知新 温故知新 [wen1 gu4 zhi1 xin1] /to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)/to recall the past to understand the future/ 6330 1
無故 无故 [wu2 gu4] /without cause or reason/ 7102 1
無緣無故 无缘无故 [[wu2yuan2-wu2gu4]] /(idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for/ 605 2
虛應故事 虚应故事 [xu1 ying4 gu4 shi4] /to go through the motions/ 4360 1
虛應了事 虚应了事 [xu1 ying4 liao3 shi4] /see 虛應故事|虚应故事[xu1 ying4 gu4 shi4]/ 4290 1
雅故 雅故 [ya3 gu4] /old friend/correct interpretation/ 6068 1
一改故轍 一改故辙 [yi1 gai3 gu4 zhe2] /complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction/a volte-face/to change old practices/ 6334 1
一見如故 一见如故 [yi1 jian4 ru2 gu4] /familiarity at first sight/ 6801 1
依然故我 依然故我 [yi1 ran2 gu4 wo3] /to be one's old self (idiom)/to be unchanged/(derog.) to be stuck in one's ways/ 3793 1
依然如故 依然如故 [[yi1ran2-ru2gu4]] /(idiom) back to where we were; absolutely no improvement; things haven't changed at all/ 538 2
已故 已故 [yi3 gu4] /the late/deceased/ 7102 1
已作故人 已作故人 [yi3 zuo4 gu4 ren2] /to have passed away/ 4812 1
意外事故 意外事故 [yi4 wai4 shi4 gu4] /accident/ 6864 1
因故 因故 [yin1 gu4] /for some reason/ 6577 1
欲擒故縱 欲擒故纵 [yu4 qin2 gu4 zong4] /In order to capture, one must let loose./to loosen the reins only to grasp them better/ 6175 1
原故 原故 [yuan2 gu4] /variant of 緣故|缘故[yuan2 gu4]/ 4849 1
緣故 缘故 [yuan2 gu4] /reason/cause/ 7102 1
責任事故 责任事故 [ze2 ren4 shi4 gu4] /accident occurring due to negligence/ 6090 1
沾親帶故 沾亲带故 [[zhan1qin1-dai4gu4]] /(idiom) to have some sort of connection (personal or familial etc)/ 695 2
張戎 张戎 [Zhang1 Rong2] /Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿[Zhang1 Er4 hong2], author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]/ 4054 1
掌故 掌故 [[zhang3gu4]] /anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)/ 881 2
枕邊故事 枕边故事 [zhen3 bian1 gu4 shi5] /bedtime story/ 3700 1
紫禁城 紫禁城 [Zi3 jin4 cheng2] /the Forbidden City/the Imperial Palace in Beijing/same as 故宮|故宫[Gu4 gong1]/ 5323 1
鑽故紙堆 钻故纸堆 [zuan1 gu4 zhi3 dui1] /to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers/ 6334 1

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