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世故

shì gu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

世故 (shì gù) means "the ways of the world; sophisticated; worldly-wise". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 世故 means

1. sophisticated
2. worldly-wise

Other readings

世故 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• shì gùthe ways of the world

The characters in 世故

• 世shìlife; age; generation
• 故gùhappening; instance; reason

Words containing 世故

• 人情世故rén qíng shì gùworldly wisdom; the ways of the world; to know how to get on in the world
• 老于世故lǎo yú shì gùexperienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise; sophisticated
• 不谙世故bù ān shì gùunworldly; unsophisticated

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