故居
gù jū
Pinyin

Definition

故居
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gù jū
  1. former residence

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

居然
jū rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 go so far as to
故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
世故
shì gù
  1. 1 the ways of the world
事故
shì gù
  1. 1 accident
  2. 2 classifier: 桩 zhuāng
  3. 3 classifier: 起 qǐ
  4. 4 classifier: 次 cì
同居
tóng jū
  1. 1 to live together

Idioms (20)

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
功成不居
gōng chéng bù jū
  1. 1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)

Sample Sentences

奇怪，你们怎么都对这些感兴趣。逛完淮海路再去一下思南路。是一条很短的非主流马路。两旁是高大的法国梧桐，和精致的小洋房，非常幽静。周公馆就在思南路上。孙中山故居也在附近。
qíguài ，nǐmen zěnme dōu duì zhèxiē gǎn xìngqù 。guàngwán Huáihǎi lù zài qù yīxià Sīnán lù 。shì yī tiáo hěn duǎn de fēizhǔliú mǎlù 。liǎngpáng shì gāodà de Fǎguó wútóng ，hé jīngzhì de xiǎoyángfáng ，fēicháng yōujìng 。Zhōugōngguǎn jiù zài Sīnán lù shang 。Sūnzhōngshān gùjū yě zài fùjìn 。
It's so strange. Why are all you guys interested in that stuff? After we're done walking along Huaihai Road, we can go to Sinan Road. It's a very short road off the beaten path that's lined with plane trees and exquisite Western buildings on either side; it's extremely tranquil. The Zhou Gongguan is on Sinan Road and Sun Yat-sen's former residence is also nearby.
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周公馆是谁的故居？
Zhōugōngguǎn shì shéi de gùjū ？
Who's former residence is Zhou Gongguan?
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沿着河边往前走，最前面的那栋吊脚楼有两百多年的历史了。去年政府还专门修缮了一下。另外还可以去一下沈从文故居。
yán zhe hébiān wǎng qián zǒu ，zuì qiánmian de nà dòng diàojiǎolóu yǒu liǎngbǎi duō nián de lìshǐ le 。qùnián zhèngfǔ hái zhuānmén xiūshàn le yīxià 。lìngwài hái kěyǐ qù yīxià Shěn Cóngwén gùjū 。
Continue up ahead following the river. The first stilt-house has more than 200 years of history. Last year the government even came and did an official restoration. Also, you can go to Shen Congwen's former residence.
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No wonder! I've also heard that Chaplin's late-period movie ``A Countess from Hong Kong," was dreamed up when he was traveling in the East. I believe most Chinese people are extremely familiar with Chaplin's movies. When I went to Switzerland, I made a special trip to his old residence. Really, whenever I think of him I think of the humor of the silent movies of those times.
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