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无故 Pronunciation and Pinyin

无故 Usage and Examples

without cause

without reason

for no reason

他说看守人员们会无缘无故地用拳头打他们。

The guards, he said, would punch them for no reason.

我经常无缘无故地摔倒。

I often fell down for no reason.

The characters in 无故

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
无
wú4without, not having
故
gù9therefore, old, or intentional

More words starting with 无

  • wú无yī一bù不all, every
  • wú无yī一bù不jīng精proficient in everything, master of all
  • wú无yī一ké可qǔ取zhī之chù处Nothing redeeming, No redeeming features
  • wú无yī一xìng幸miǎn免No one was spared, None were spared
  • wú无yī一shēng生huán还No one survived, None survived
  • wú无yī一xū虚fā发Every shot hits its mark., All hits, no misses.
  • wú无shàng上supreme, unsurpassed
  • wú无shàng上quán权bǐng柄Supreme authority, Ultimate power
  • wú无bù不All, Without exception
  • wú无bù不shè涉liè猎covers everything, all-encompassing
  • wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比de的unparalleled, incomparable
  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有de地out of thin air, from nothing

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Questions about 无故

What does 无故 mean in Chinese?

无故 (wú gù) means “without cause, without reason, for no reason”.

How do you pronounce 无故?

无故 is pronounced wú gù in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “without cause” in Chinese?

“without cause” is 无故 (wú gù) in Chinese.

How is 无故 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 无故, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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