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故事
gùshì
1. old practice
2. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown

故
gù
reason, cause; happening, instance
HSK 3 9 丶
事
shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (9)

故事片
gùshipiàn
fictional film
鬼故事
guǐgùshi
ghost story
民间故事
mínjiāngùshi
folk story
神话故事
shénhuàgùshi
mythological story
童话故事
tónghuàgùshì
fairy tale
虚应故事
xūyìnggùshì
to go through the motions
坎特伯雷故事集
KǎntèbóléiGùshìJí
The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer [[喬叟|乔叟<Qiáosǒu>]]
好故事百听不厌
hǎogùshibǎitīngbùyàn
The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.
毛泽东・鲜为人知的故事
MáoZédōng·XiānwéirénzhīdeGùshi
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang [[張戎|张戎]] and Jon Halliday

Alternate Entries

故事
gùshi
narrative / story / tale
HSK 3

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