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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

故 [gù]
  1. 1. noun [变故] incident
  2. 2. noun [原因] reason
  3. 3. noun [友情] friendship
  4. 4. noun [老友] old friend
  5. 5. verb pass away
  6. 6. adjective [旧] old
  7. 7. adjective [亡故] deceased
  8. 8. adverb on purpose
  9. 9. conjunction therefore
    他病了，故未参加会议。
    He was ill, and therefore not at the meeting.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

故 [gù]
  1. 1. noun incident; happening
    事故
    accident; mishap
  2. 2. noun reason; cause
    该生不知何故缺席。
    The reason for the student's absence remains unknown.
  3. 3. noun friend; acquaintance
  4. 4. adverb on purpose; intentionally
    故作镇静
    pretend to be calm
    故作惊讶
    put on a show of surprise; feign surprise
  5. 5. conjunction hence; therefore; so; for this reason
    无私故能无畏。
    Fearlessness stems from selflessness.
  6. 6. adjective former; old
    黄河故道
    the old course of the Yellow River
  7. 7. verb (of people) die; dead
    他父母早故。
    His parents died when he was very young. or He was left an orphan when very young.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

故 [gù]
  1. 1. 名 原因
    无缘无故
    借故推辞
    缘故
  2. 2. 连 连接分句，表示因果关系，相当于"所以""因此"
    近日旧病复发，故未能如期返校
  3. 3. 名 事情；特指意外的或不幸的事情
    事故
    变故
  4. 4. 副 表示有意识地或有目的地(这样做)，相当于"故意"
    明知故犯
    故作姿态
    欲擒故纵
  5. 5. 名 旧的、过去的事物
    温故知新
    吐故纳新
  6. 6. 名 指老朋友；旧交
    非亲非故
    沾亲带故
    一见如故
  7. 7. 形 原来的；过去的
    故乡
    故居
    故土难离
  8. 8. 动 婉词，指人死去
    病故
    故去
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Examples

这个集子辑录了这位已故作家的所有来往信件。
All the letters of the late writer are compiled in this collection.
适因此故
just for this very reason
多年以后，故我未变。
Though many years have passed, nothing has changed in me.
他还是依然故我，从不考虑别人的感受。
He still never thinks of others.
另有他故。
There is another reason.
持之有故，言之成理
与故我决裂
由于初犯，且有悔罪表现，故从轻处罚
此文内容空泛，语言晦涩，故而不予采用
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Character Decomposition

古
[gǔ]		 + 攵
[pū]

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