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无故 (wú gù): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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无故

无故 (wú gù): Without cause / without reason (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

无故 consists of 2 characters.

reason, cause; old, former

Word Info

Pinyinwú gù

MeaningWithout cause / without reason

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdverb

Word无故

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3.

How to Use 无故 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 无故 with other words naturally.

wú无

gù故

qǔ取

xiāo消

neutral

cancel without reason

Adverb + Verbwith 取消

wú无

gù故

tuō拖

yán延

neutral

delay without reason

Adverb + Verbwith

wú无

gù故

kuàng旷

gōng工

formal

absent from work without reason

Adverb + Verb

wú无

gù故

quē缺

xí席

formal

absent without reason

Adverb + Verb

4.

Example Sentences with 无故

tā他

wú无

gù故

méi没

lái来

shàng上

kè课

。

He didn't come to class without reason.

tā他

wú无

gù故

qǔ取

xiāo消

yuē约

huì会

，

zhè这

ràng让

wǒ我

gǎn感

dào到

fēi非

cháng常

shī失

wàng望

。

He canceled the date without reason, which made me feel very disappointed.

gēn根

jù据

hé合

tong同

，

rèn任

hé何

yì一

fāng方

dōu都

bù不

dé得

wú无

gù故

zhōng终

zhǐ止

xié协

yì议

。

According to the contract, neither party may terminate the agreement without cause.

gōng公

sī司

bù不

néng能

wú无

gù故

jiě解

gù雇

yuán员

gōng工

。

The company cannot fire employees without cause.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

wú无

gù故

huái怀

yí疑

wǒ我

de的

chéng诚

xìn信

ne呢

？

Why do you doubt my integrity without reason?

wǒ我

men们

jué绝

bù不

néng能

wú无

gù故

bāo剥

duó夺

tā他

rén人

de的

jī基

běn本

quán权

lì利

。

We must never deprive others of their basic rights without cause.

tā她

wú无

gù故

quē缺

xí席

huì会

yì议

，

ràng让

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

hěn很

kùn困

huò惑

。

Her unexplained absence from the meeting left everyone confused.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

wú无

gù故

chí迟

dào到

，

dàn但

kǎo考

lǜ虑

dào到

jiāo交

tōng通

zhuàng状

kuàng况

，

wǒ我

jué决

dìng定

yuán原

liàng谅

tā他

。

Although he was late without reason, I decided to forgive him considering the traffic conditions.

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Words with 无

无法wú fǎHSK 4
无聊wú liáoHSK 4
无论wú lùnHSK 4
无关wú guānHSK 5
无奈wú nàiHSK 5
无效wú xiàoHSK 5
无数wú shùHSK 5
无限wú xiànHSK 5

Words with 故

故事gù shiHSK 3
故意gù yìHSK 4
事故shì gùHSK 6
变故biàn gùHSK 6
故乡gù xiāngHSK 6
故障gù zhàngHSK 6
缘故yuán gùHSK 6
世故

shì gu

HSK 7-9