缘故 緣故
缘故 緣故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 HSK 6 高階級 · Level 4
- reason
- cause
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缘 緣
- 有缘 有緣 yǒu yuán ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ jau5 jyun4 related
- 无缘 無緣 wú yuán ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊ mou4 jyun4 to have no opportunity
- 结缘 結緣 jié yuán ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄢˊ git3 jyun4 to form ties
- 绝缘 絕緣 jué yuán ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˊ zyut6 jyun4 to have no contact with
- 缘分 緣分 yuán fèn ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄣˋ jyun4 fan6 fate or chance that brings people together
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- 血缘 血緣 xuè yuán ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ hyut3 jyun4 bloodline
- 边缘 邊緣 biān yuán ㄅㄧㄢ ㄩㄢˊ bin1 jyun4 edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery
- 人缘儿 人緣兒 rén yuán r ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄦ jan4 jyun4 ji4 erhua variant of 人缘
- 人缘 人緣 rén yuán ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ jan4 jyun4 relations with other people
- 凸缘 凸緣 tū yuán ㄊㄨ ㄩㄢˊ dat6 jyun4 flange
- 募缘 募緣 mù yuán ㄇㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ mou6 jyun4 (of a monk) to beg for food
- 化缘 化緣 huà yuán ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩㄢˊ faa3 jyun4 (of a monk) to beg
- 善缘 善緣 shàn yuán ㄕㄢˋ ㄩㄢˊ sin6 jyun4 good karma
- 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán ㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊ jan1 jyun4 chance
- 地缘 地緣 dì yuán ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ dei6 jyun4 geographic situation
- 夤缘 夤緣 yín yuán ㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ jan4 jyun4 to curry favor
- 姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán ㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊ jan1 jyun4 a marriage predestined by fate
- 孽缘 孽緣 niè yuán ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ jip6 jyun4 ill-fated relationship
- 宿缘 宿緣 sù yuán ㄙㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ suk1 jyun4 (Buddhism) predestined relationship
- 后缘 後緣 hòu yuán ㄏㄡˋ ㄩㄢˊ hau6 jyun4 trailing edge (of airplane wing)
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
- 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
- 故事 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 si6 old practice
Idioms with these characters
- 广结良缘 廣結良緣 guǎng jié liáng yuán ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄩㄢˊ gwong2 git3 loeng4 jyun4 to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
- 前世姻缘 前世姻緣 qián shì yīn yuán ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊ cin4 sai3 jan1 jyun4 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
- 前缘未了 前緣未了 qián yuán wèi liǎo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ cin4 jyun4 mei6 liu5 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
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- 无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán wú gù ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ mou4 jyun4 mou4 gu3 (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for
- 喜结良缘 喜結良緣 xǐ jié liáng yuán ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄩㄢˊ hei2 git3 loeng4 jyun4 (idiom) to get happily married; to form an auspicious union
- 夤缘攀附 夤緣攀附 yín yuán pān fù ㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄢ ㄈㄨˋ jan4 jyun4 paan1 fu6 to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
- 有缘无分 有緣無分 yǒu yuán wú fèn ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣˋ jau5 jyun4 mou4 fan6 destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)
- 缘木求鱼 緣木求魚 yuán mù qiú yú ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ jyun4 muk6 kau4 jyu4 lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
- 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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你 知道 为什么 為什麼 吗 嗎 ？ 是 猫 貓 的 缘故 緣故 。
And you know why? Because of cats.
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我 讨厌 討厭 前面 的 车 車 毫无 毫無 缘故 緣故 地 突然 煞车 煞車 。
I hate when the driver in front of me hits the brakes for no reason.
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因为 因為 我 这 這 份 工作 的 缘故 緣故 ， 我 总是 總是 要 打 领带 領帶 。
I always have to wear a tie because of my job.
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伦敦 倫敦 过去 過去 因为 因為 经济 經濟 和 文化 的 缘故 緣故 ， 十分 重要 。
London was very important for economical and cultural reasons.
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