无故
wúgù
without cause; for no reason
Characters in this word
故 gù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 古 old, classic, ancient 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 公司不得无故拖欠员工工资。 Gōngsī bùdé wúgù tuōqiàn yuángōng gōngzī. A company must not withhold employees' wages without cause.
- 他昨天无故缺席开会，经理非常生气。 Tā zuótiān wúgù quēxí kāihuì, jīnglǐ fēicháng shēngqì. He missed the meeting yesterday for no reason, and the manager was very angry.
- 手机昨晚无故自动关机，我担心出了毛病。 Shǒujī zuówǎn wúgù zìdòng guānjī, wǒ dānxīn chūle máobing. Last night my phone shut down by itself for no reason; I'm worried something is wrong with it.
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title