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无故

wú gù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 無故

无故 (wú gù) means "without cause or reason". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 无故 means

1. without cause or reason

The characters in 无故

• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 故gùhappening; instance; reason

Example sentences

• 汤姆无故地笑。
  Tāngmǔ wúgù de xiào.
  Tom laughed for no reason.
• 我被无故辞退了。
  Wǒ bèi wúgù cítuì le.
  I was fired without cause.

Words containing 无故

• 平白无故píng bái wú gù(idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably
• 羌无故实qiāng wú gù shíto have no basis in fact (idiom)
• 凭白无故píng bái wú gùvariant of 平白无故

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