HSK 6 vocabulary › 缘故
缘故
缘故 in English: reason; cause
yuán gù
reason; cause
How to pronounce 缘故
yuán gù (without tone marks: yuan gu). yuán is a second (rising) tone; gù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 缘故
缘 yuán
cause; reason; karma
cause; reason; karma
故 gù
happening; instance; reason
happening; instance; reason
Related words
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice | HSK 3 |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately; on purpose | HSK 4 |
| 边缘 | biān yuán | edge; fringe | HSK 6 |
| 变故 | biàn gù | an unforeseen event; accident | HSK 6 |
| 故乡 | gù xiāng | home; homeland | HSK 6 |
| 故障 | gù zhàng | malfunction; breakdown | HSK 6 |
| 事故 | shì gù | accident | HSK 6 |