故[gù]

名

1. incident; happening

♦ 事故

2. reason; cause

♦ 该生不知何~缺席。 The reason for the student's absence remains unknown.

3. friend; acquaintance

副on purpose; intentionally

♦ ~作镇静 pretend to be calm

♦ ~作惊讶 put on a show of surprise; feign surprise

连hence; therefore; so; for this reason

♦ 无私~能无畏。 Fearlessness stems from selflessness.

形former; old

♦ 黄河~道 the old course of the Yellow River

动(of people) die; dead

♦ 他父母早~。 His parents died when he was very young. or He was left an orphan when very young.