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故第
gù dì
Pinyin
Definition
故第
-
gù dì
former residence
Related Words
(20)
故事
gù shì
1
old practice
2
CL:個|个[gè]
第
dì
1
(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)
2
order
3
(old) rank in the imperial examinations
4
mansion
5
(literary) but
6
just
第一
dì yī
1
first
2
number one
3
primary
第二
dì èr
1
second
2
number two
3
next
4
secondary
世故
shì gù
1
the ways of the world
事故
shì gù
1
accident
2
CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
故
gù
1
happening
2
instance
3
reason
4
cause
5
intentional
6
former
7
old
8
friend
9
therefore
10
hence
11
(of people) to die, dead
故意
gù yì
1
deliberately
2
on purpose
故乡
gù xiāng
1
home
2
homeland
3
native place
4
CL:個|个[gè]
故障
gù zhàng
1
malfunction
2
breakdown
3
defect
4
shortcoming
5
fault
6
failure
7
impediment
8
error
9
bug (in software)
第五
dì wǔ
1
fifth
一见如故
yī jiàn rú gù
1
familiarity at first sight
亡故
wáng gù
1
to die
2
to pass away
人情世故
rén qíng shì gù
1
worldly wisdom
2
the ways of the world
3
to know how to get on in the world
何故
hé gù
1
what for?
2
what's the reason?
借故
jiè gù
1
to find an excuse
典故
diǎn gù
1
classical story or quote from the literature
勃艮第
Bó gěn dì
1
Burgundy (Bourgogne), kingdom during medieval period, now region of France
印第安
Yìn dì ān
1
(American) Indian
2
native American
3
indigenous peoples of the Americas
印第安人
Yìn dì ān rén
1
American Indians
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
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
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
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
1
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
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)
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
蹈常袭故
dǎo cháng xí gù
1
follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
2
always the same routine
钻故纸堆
zuān gù zhǐ duī
1
to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers
阖第光临
hé dì guāng lín
1
the whole family is invited (idiom)
非亲非故
fēi qīn fēi gù
1
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
2
fig. unrelated to one another in any way
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