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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 [老友] pass away
  6. 6. adjective [旧] old
  7. 7. adjective [亡故] deceased
  8. 8. adverb [亡故] on purpose
  9. 9. conjunction [亡故] 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.
    他因故缺席。
  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
    你不要故作正经。
    他们是唱高调、故作姿态吗？
  5. 5. conjunction hence; therefore; so; for this reason
    无私故能无畏。
    Fearlessness stems from selflessness.
    我思故我在。
  6. 6. adjective former; old
    黄河故道
    the old course of the Yellow River
    他乡遇故知。
  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.
    他早已身故。

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. → 辑录
适因此故
just for this very reason → 适
这位运动员胜不骄败不馁，依然故我，每天坚持训练。 → 我
多年以后, 故我未变。
Though many years have passed, nothing has changed in me. → 故我
他还是依然故我, 从不考虑别人的感受。
He still never thinks of others. → 依然故我
另有他故。
There is another reason. → 他
持之有故,言之成理 → 持
与故我决裂 → 故我
由于初犯,且有悔罪表现,故从轻处罚 → 初犯
此文内容空泛,语言晦涩,故而不予采用 → 故而
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Character Decomposition

古
[gǔ]		 + 攵
[pū]

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