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故事 (gù shi): Story (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

故 • gù • reason, cause; old, former
gù故

reason, cause; old, former

事 • shì • matter, affair, thing
shì事

matter, affair, thing

Word Info

Pinyingù shi
Meaningstory; tale; plot
Characters2
SyntaxNoun
4.

How to Use 故事 in Sentences

Verb + Object
tīng听
gù故
shi事
neutral
listen to a story
jiǎng讲
gù故
shi事
neutral
tell a story
Measure Word + Nounwith个
yī一
gè个
gù故
shi事
Adjective + Nounwith有趣
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
gù故
shi事
5.

Example Sentences with 故事

zhè这
shì是
yí一
gè个
gù故
shi事
neutral
a story
neutral
interesting story
。
This is a story.
mā妈
ma妈
měi每
tiān天
wǎn晚
shang上
gěi给
wǒ我
jiǎng讲
yí一
gè个
gù故
shi事
。
Mom tells me a story every night.
nǎi奶
nai奶
gěi给
wǒ我
jiǎng讲
le了
yí一
gè个
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
gù故
shi事
。
Grandma told me an interesting story.
nǐ你
néng能
gào告
su诉
wǒ我
zhè这
ge个
gù故
shi事
shì是
cóng从
nǎ哪
lǐ里
tīng听
lái来
de的
ma吗
？
Can you tell me where you heard this story from?
zhè这
běn本
shū书
lǐ里
de的
gù故
shi事
ràng让
wǒ我
sī思
kǎo考
le了
hěn很
duō多
。
The stories in this book made me think a lot.

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 故事.

  • 帽子mào zihat
  • 经常jīng chángoften; regularly
  • 个子gè ziheight; stature
  • 办法bàn fǎway; method; solution
  • 舒服shū fucomfortable
  • 裙子qún ziskirt
  • 笔记本bǐ jì běnnotebook
  • 面包miàn bāobread
  • 可爱kě àilovely; loveable
  • 皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes
  • 影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; to affect
  • 菜单cài dānmenu
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 故事.

Words with 故
  • 故意gù yìintentional
  • 事故shì gùaccident; malfunction; fault
  • 变故biàn gùunforeseen event; accident; mishap
  • 故乡
gù xiāng
native place; hometown; birthplace
  • 故障gù zhànghitch; breakdown; fault
  • 缘故yuán gùcause; reason
  • 世故shì guWorldly-wise
  • 无故wú gùWithout cause / without reason
    • Words with 事
    • 没事méi shìit's nothing; it doesn't matter; no problem
    • 事情shì qingmatter; affair; thing
    • 同事tóng shìcolleague
    • 办事bàn shìto handle (affairs)
    • 事先shì xiānin advance; beforehand
    • 事实shì shífact
    • 事物shì wùthing; object
    • 人事rén shìhuman affairs matters; ways of the world