(gù shì) - story, tale, narrative in Mandarin
gùshìTraditional: 故事
HSK 4
#420 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
story, tale, narrative
Word origin
A compound of 故 (gu) 'old, former; reason', which has the 攵 'action' radical with 古 phonetic, and 事 (shi) 'matter, affair'. Literally 'old matters', hence 'a story'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 故 (gu, 'former', 攵 action radical + 古 phonetic) + 事 (shi, 'matter, affair')
Stroke order
故
事
Examples
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Tell me a story.
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This is a true story.
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Children like listening to stories.
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Grandfather tells the most interesting stories.
短。
There are many short stories in this book.
故事 (gù shì) - story, tale, narrative.
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