已故
yǐ gù
Pinyin

Definition

已故
 - 
yǐ gù
  1. the late
  2. deceased

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

已
yǐ
  1. 1 already
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 then
  4. 4 afterwards
已经
yǐ jīng
  1. 1 already
故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
不已
bù yǐ
  1. 1 endlessly
  2. 2 incessantly
世故
shì gù
  1. 1 the ways of the world
事故
shì gù
  1. 1 accident
  2. 2 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
已然
yǐ rán
  1. 1 to be already so
  2. 2 already
故
gù
  1. 1 happening
  2. 2 instance
  3. 3 reason
  4. 4 cause
  5. 5 intentional
  6. 6 former
  7. 7 old
  8. 8 friend
  9. 9 therefore
  10. 10 hence
  11. 11 (of people) to die, dead
故意
gù yì
  1. 1 deliberately
  2. 2 on purpose
故乡
gù xiāng
  1. 1 home
  2. 2 homeland
  3. 3 native place
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
故障
gù zhàng
  1. 1 malfunction
  2. 2 breakdown
  3. 3 defect
  4. 4 shortcoming
  5. 5 fault
  6. 6 failure
  7. 7 impediment
  8. 8 error
  9. 9 bug (in software)
而已
ér yǐ
  1. 1 that's all
  2. 2 nothing more
一见如故
yī jiàn rú gù
  1. 1 familiarity at first sight
不得已
bù dé yǐ
  1. 1 to act against one's will
  2. 2 to have no alternative but to
  3. 3 to have to
  4. 4 to have no choice
  5. 5 must
久已
jiǔ yǐ
  1. 1 long ago
  2. 2 a long time since
亡故
wáng gù
  1. 1 to die
  2. 2 to pass away
人情世故
rén qíng shì gù
  1. 1 worldly wisdom
  2. 2 the ways of the world
  3. 3 to know how to get on in the world
何故
hé gù
  1. 1 what for?
  2. 2 what's the reason?
借故
jiè gù
  1. 1 to find an excuse
典故
diǎn gù
  1. 1 classical story or quote from the literature

Idioms (20)

一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
  1. 1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
  1. 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 a volte-face
  3. 3 to change old practices
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
  1. 1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
  1. 1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
  2. 2 Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
  1. 1 to be one's old self (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unchanged
  3. 3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
  1. 1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
已作出保
yǐ zuò chū bǎo
  1. 1 to do sth under oath (idiom)
往事已矣
wǎng shì yǐ yǐ
  1. 1 the past is dead (idiom)
攀亲道故
pān qīn dào gù
  1. 1 to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
  1. 1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
  1. 1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
  2. 2 stagnating and conservative
方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) confused
  2. 2 troubled
  3. 3 bewildered
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
明知故犯
míng zhī gù fàn
  1. 1 deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
有增无已
yǒu zēng wú yǐ
  1. 1 constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions
木已成舟
mù yǐ chéng zhōu
  1. 1 lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. what is done cannot be undone
死而后已
sǐ ér hòu yǐ
  1. 1 until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
  2. 2 unto one's dying day
温故知新
wēn gù zhī xīn
  1. 1 to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
  2. 2 to recall the past to understand the future
温故而知新
wēn gù ér zhī xīn
  1. 1 to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
  2. 2 to recall the past to understand the future
无缘无故
wú yuán wú gù
  1. 1 no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for

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