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世故 (shì gù): Worldly-wise (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
世 • shì • generation, world, era
shì
世
generation, world, era
故 • gù • reason, cause; old, former • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
gù
故
reason, cause; old, former
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 世故.
Words with
世
世界
shì jiè
world
世纪
shì jì
century
去世
qù shì
die; pass away
世代
shì dài
generation
逝世
shì shì
pass away; die
问世
wèn shì
be published; come out
举世瞩目
jǔ shì zhǔ mù
attract worldwide attention
世人
shì rén
people / the public
Words with
故
故事
gù shi
story; tale; plot
故意
gù yì
intentional
事故
shì gù
accident; malfunction; fault
变故
biàn gù
unforeseen event; accident; mishap
故乡
gù xiāng
native place; hometown; birthplace
故障
gù zhàng
hitch; breakdown; fault
缘故
yuán gù
cause; reason
无故
wú gù
Without cause / without reason
4.
How to Use 世故 in Sentences
Adverb + Adjective
with
过于
guò
过
yú
于
shì
世
gù
故
neutral
too worldly-wise
Verb + Object
with
不懂
bù
不
dǒng
懂
shì
世
gù
故
Idiom
with
人情
rén
人
qíng
情
shì
世
gù
故
Adjective + Complement
with
老于
lǎo
老
yú
于
shì
世
gù
故
5.
Example Sentences with 世故
tā
他
hěn
很
shì
世
gù
故
，
zhī
知
dào
neutral
not understand worldly ways
neutral
worldly wisdom
formal
Written
worldly-wise
道
zěn
怎
me
么
hé
和
rén
人
shuō
说
huà
话
。
He is worldly-wise and knows how to talk to people.
tā
他
wèi
为
rén
人
guò
过
yú
于
shì
世
gù
故
，
fǎn
反
ér
而
shī
失
qù
去
le
了
zhēn
真
chéng
诚
dài
待
rén
人
de
的
kě
可
guì
贵
pǐn
品
zhì
质
。
He is too worldly-wise, which has caused him to lose the valuable quality of treating others sincerely.
zài
在
tán
谈
pàn
判
zhōng
中
，
tā
他
nà
那
fèn
份
qià
恰
dào
到
hǎo
好
chù
处
de
的
shì
世
gù
故
wèi
为
tuán
团
duì
队
yíng
赢
dé
得
le
了
guān
关
jiàn
键
yōu
优
shì
势
。
In the negotiation, his appropriate worldly wisdom won a key advantage for the team.
tā
她
nián
年
jì
纪
qīng
轻
qīng
轻
què
却
hěn
很
shì
世
gù
故
，
chǔ
处
lǐ
理
shì
事
qíng
情
hěn
很
yuán
圆
huá
滑
。
She is young but worldly-wise, handling things very smoothly.
nǐ
你
rèn
认
wéi
为
zài
在
dāng
当
jīn
今
shè
社
huì
会
，
bǎo
保
chí
持
tiān
天
zhēn
真
yǔ
与
xué
学
huì
会
shì
世
gù
故
nǎ
哪
gè
个
gèng
更
zhòng
重
yào
要
？
In today's society, which do you think is more important: maintaining innocence or learning to be worldly-wise?
