故

old

reason

happening

instance

cause

deceased

of blessed memory

故[gù]

-（事故）event;incident;happening;accident:
unforeseenevent;misfortune变故
-（原因）cause;reason:
notknowwhy;不知何故
makeanexcuseandleave;托故离开
-（朋友;友情）friend;acquaintance:
neitherrelativenorfriend;aperfectstranger;非亲非故
havetiesofkinshiporfriendship沾亲带故
-（特指祭祀之类的事）serviceofofferingsacrifices-（指旧的、过去的事物）theold:
exhalingtheoldandinhalingthenew;getridofthestaleandtakeinthefresh吐故纳新
-（旧识;老朋友）oldfriend:
feellikeoldfriendsatthefirstmeeting一见如故
-（姓氏）asurname:
GuQingyuan故清远
-（死亡）die:
passaway;亡故
dieofillness病故
-（原来的;从前的;旧的）former;ancient;old:
site(ofanancientmonument,etc.);故址
theoldcourseoftheHuangheRiver;黄河故道
-（已死的）deceased:
one'sdeceasedfriend故友
-（故意;有意）purposely;intentionally:
commitanoffenseknowingly;wilfullyviolate(alaworrule)明知故犯
-（所以;因此）so;therefore;conseqently;hence;onthecountrary:
IwashelduponthewayandsoIwaslate.途中遇事耽搁，故未能按期到达。
Fearlessnessstemsfromselflessness.;Onlytheselflesscanbefearless.无私故能无畏。

昨天发生的事故应该归咎于他的愚笨。
The accident happened yesterday owed to his foolishness.

这场事故发生在道路的拐弯处。
The accident happened at the twist in the road.

即便是在管理最好的家庭，事故有时也会发生的。
Accidents sometimes happen even in the best regulated families.

据说这个故事发生在仲夏。
It is said that the story happened in the midsummer.

事故发生在六点钟。
The accident happened at six o'clock.

那件事故发生在一月八日。
The accident happened on January 8th.

她出于情感的缘故做了此事。
She did it for sentimental reasons.

老人给我们讲述了一个口头流传的故事。
The old man told us a story passed on by oral tradition.

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