Accidents happen.
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故
gù
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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gù · gu3 (Jyutping)
- happening
- instance
- reason
- cause
- intentional
- former
- old
- friend
- therefore
- hence
- (of people) to die, dead
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Character breakdown
故
- Meaning
- ancient, old; reason, because
- Radical
- 攵
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰古攵
- Cangjie
- JROK
- Four-corner
- 4864.0
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Example sentences
The air conditioner doesn't work.
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