Meaning of 无故
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wúgù
- without cause or reason
无故 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆无故地笑。
Tom laughed for no reason.
我被无故辞退了。
I was fired without cause.
Stroke order for each character
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无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes
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故 gù · happening · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 无故.
| 故事 | gùshi | old practice |
| 故意 | gùyì | deliberately; on purpose |
| 事故 | shìgù | accident |
| 故乡 | gùxiāng | home; homeland |
| 无法 | wúfǎ | unable to; incapable of |
| 无论 | wúlùn | no matter what or how; regardless of whether... |
| 无聊 | wúliáo | bored; boring |
| 无所谓 | wúsuǒwèi | to be indifferent; not to matter |
| 无数 | wúshù | countless; numberless |
| 无限 | wúxiàn | unlimited; unbounded; infinite |
| 无疑 | wúyí | undoubtedly; without doubt |
| 无奈 | wúnài | to have no alternative; frustrated |
Questions about 无故
What does 无故 mean?
无故 (wúgù) means "without cause or reason" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 无故?
无故 is made of 2 characters: 无 (4 strokes), 故 (9 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 无故 an HSK word?
Yes. 无故 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 无故 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 无故 is written 無故.