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原故
yuán gù
Pinyin
Definition
原故
-
yuán gù
variant of 緣故|缘故[yuán gù]
Character Decomposition
原
厂
白
小
故
十
口
⺙
Related Words
(20)
原
Yuán
1
Hara (Japanese surname)
原来
yuán lái
1
original
2
former
3
originally
4
formerly
5
at first
6
so, actually, as it turns out
原因
yuán yīn
1
cause
2
origin
3
root cause
4
reason
5
CL:個|个[gè]
原文
yuán wén
1
original text
原谅
yuán liàng
1
to excuse
2
to forgive
3
to pardon
故事
gù shì
1
old practice
2
CL:個|个[gè]
一见如故
yī jiàn rú gù
1
familiarity at first sight
世故
shì gù
1
the ways of the world
中原
Zhōng yuán
1
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
事故
shì gù
1
accident
2
CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
原位
yuán wèi
1
original position
2
(in) the same place
3
normal position
4
the place where one currently is
5
in situ
原先
yuán xiān
1
originally
2
original
3
former
原则
yuán zé
1
principle
2
doctrine
3
CL:個|个[gè]
原创
yuán chuàng
1
originality
2
creativity
3
innovation
原味
yuán wèi
1
authentic taste
2
plain cooked
3
natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
原地
yuán dì
1
(in) the original place
2
the place where one currently is
3
place of origin
4
local (product)
原型
yuán xíng
1
model
2
prototype
3
archetype
原始
yuán shǐ
1
first
2
original
3
primitive
4
original (document etc)
原料
yuán liào
1
raw material
2
CL:個|个[gè]
原有
yuán yǒu
1
original
2
former
Idioms
(20)
一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
1
complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
2
a volte-face
3
to change old practices
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
1
meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
1
back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
2
Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
1
to be one's old self (idiom)
2
to be unchanged
3
(derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
1
sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
2
untouched
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
1
original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
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
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
1
to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
攀亲道故
pān qīn dào gù
1
to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
1
to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
1
stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
2
stagnating and conservative
明知故犯
míng zhī gù fàn
1
deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
星星之火,可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
1
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
温故知新
wēn gù zhī xīn
1
to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
2
to recall the past to understand the future
温故而知新
wēn gù ér zhī xīn
1
to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
2
to recall the past to understand the future
无缘无故
wú yuán wú gù
1
no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
狂奴故态
kuáng nú gù tài
1
to be set in one's ways (idiom)
略迹原情
lu:è jì yuán qíng
1
to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget
羌无故实
qiāng wú gù shí
1
to have no basis in fact (idiom)
老于世故
lǎo yú shì gù
1
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
2
sophisticated
Sample Sentences