故都 gù dū ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄨ gu3 dou1
- former capital
- ancient capital
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故
- 世故 shì gu ㄕˋ ˙ㄍㄨ sai3 gu3 sophisticated
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 故事 gù shi ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄕ gu3 si6 narrative; story; tale
- 故意 gù yì ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋ gu3 ji3 deliberately; on purpose
- 故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ gu3 hoeng1 home
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- 故障 gù zhàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄤˋ gu3 zoeng3 malfunction
- 无故 無故 wú gù ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ mou4 gu3 without cause or reason
- 缘故 緣故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 reason
- 世故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ sai3 gu3 the ways of the world
- 亡故 wáng gù ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨˋ mong4 gu3 to die
- 何故 hé gù ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ho4 gu3 what for?
- 借故 jiè gù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˋ ze3 gu3 to find an excuse
- 典故 diǎn gù ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ din2 gu3 classical story or quote from the literature
- 原故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 variant of 缘故
- 因故 yīn gù ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ jan1 gu3 for some reason
- 如故 rú gù ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyu4 gu3 as before
- 已故 yǐ gù ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋ ji5 gu3 the late
- 掌故 zhǎng gù ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ zoeng2 gu3 anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
- 推故 tuī gù ㄊㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˋ teoi1 gu3 to find a pretext for refusing
- 故世 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 sai3 to die
都
- 全都 quán dōu ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄡ cyun4 dou1 all
- 大都 dà dōu ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄡ daai6 dou1 for the most part
- 大都 dà dū ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨ daai6 dou1 for the most part
- 都市 dū shì ㄉㄨ ㄕˋ dou1 si5 city; metropolis
- 都会 都會 dū huì ㄉㄨ ㄏㄨㄟˋ dou1 wui6 city
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- 首都 shǒu dū ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ sau2 dou1 capital (city)
- 三都 Sān dū ㄙㄢ ㄉㄨ saam1 dou1 see 三都水族自治县
- 上都 Shàng dū ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄨ soeng6 dou1 Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
- 中都 Zhōng dū ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨ zung1 dou1 Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
- 于都 Yú dū ㄩˊ ㄉㄨ jyu1 dou1 see 于都县
- 京都 Jīng dū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨ ging1 dou1 Kyoto (city in Japan)
- 京都 jīng dū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨ ging1 dou1 capital (of a country)
- 伯都 bó dōu ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄡ baak3 dou1 (archaic) (dialect) tiger
- 信都 Xìn dū ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄨ seon3 dou1 see 信都区
- 古都 gǔ dū ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨ gu2 dou1 ancient capital
- 商都 Shāng dū ㄕㄤ ㄉㄨ soeng1 dou1 see 商都县
- 国都 國都 guó dū ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨ gwok3 dou1 national capital
- 尧都 堯都 Yáo dū ㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨ jiu4 dou1 see 尧都区
- 大都 Dà dū ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨ daai6 dou1 Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
- 奠都 diàn dū ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨ din6 dou1 to determine the position of the capital
Idioms with these characters
- 蹈常袭故 蹈常襲故 dǎo cháng xí gù ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˋ dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
- 非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
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- 故步自封 gù bù zì fēng ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
- 狂奴故态 狂奴故態 kuáng nú gù tài ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ kwong4 nou4 gu3 taai3 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
- 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ lou5 jyu1 sai3 gu3 experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
- 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6 deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
- 明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī gù wèn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 man6 (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
- 攀亲道故 攀親道故 pān qīn dào gù ㄆㄢ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ paan1 can1 dou6 gu3 (idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
- 平白无故 平白無故 píng bái wú gù ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3 (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably
Example sentences
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大多数 大多數 的 事故 都 发生 發生 在家 附近 。
Most accidents happen near home.
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