- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick to strike)RADICAL
An old story remembered through the teacher's whip strokes is the reason and cause.
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HSK 7 (3.0)11 meanings#17793
MEANING11 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
cause
- 。
He has no excuse.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- ，，，，，，，。
Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust a person with a great mission, it first embitters his mind and will, wearies his muscles and bones, starves his body and flesh, depletes his resources, and thwarts his every endeavor — all in order to stir his heart, strengthen his endurance, and develop capacities he did not possess before.
- 貳形adjective
intentional
- 。
He didn't do it on purpose.
- 參形adjective
former
- 。
The moon in my hometown is very beautiful.
- 肆连conjunction
therefore
- ，。
He was ill, so he didn't come to class.
- 伍名noun
happening
- 。
The plot of this story is very engaging.
- 陸连conjunction
hence
- ，。
He was sick, so he didn't come to class.
- 柒形adjective
old
- 捌名noun
friend
- 。
He is my friend.
- 玖动verb
(of people) to die, dead
- 。
He has passed away.
- 拾名noun
instance
- 11名noun
reason
- 。
He has his reasons.
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS故
MEANING11 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
cause
- 。
He has no excuse.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- ，，，，，，，。
Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust a person with a great mission, it first embitters his mind and will, wearies his muscles and bones, starves his body and flesh, depletes his resources, and thwarts his every endeavor — all in order to stir his heart, strengthen his endurance, and develop capacities he did not possess before.
- 貳形adjective
intentional
- 。
He didn't do it on purpose.
- 參形adjective
former
- 。
The moon in my hometown is very beautiful.
- 肆连conjunction
therefore
- ，。
He was ill, so he didn't come to class.
- 伍名noun
happening
- 。
The plot of this story is very engaging.
- 陸连conjunction
hence
- ，。
He was sick, so he didn't come to class.
- 柒形adjective
old
- 捌名noun
friend
- 。
He is my friend.
- 玖动verb
(of people) to die, dead
- 。
He has passed away.
- 拾名noun
instance
- 11名noun
reason
- 。
He has his reasons.
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick to strike)RADICAL
An old story remembered through the teacher's whip strokes is the reason and cause.
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