Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

gǔguài 古怪 ADJ weird, queer 行为古怪 xíngwéi gǔguài behave strangely
gǔjì 古迹 [modif: 古 ancient + 迹 footprints] N historic site, place of historic interest ■ 这个古迹 每年
吸引几万人参观。Zhège gǔjì měi nián xīyǐn jǐ wàn rén cānguān. This historic site attracts tens of
thousands of visitors every year. ■ 有些 古迹没有得到有效保护，多么可惜！Yǒuxiē gǔjì
méiyǒu dédào yǒuxiào bǎohù, duōme kěxī! What a shame it is that some places of historic interest
have not been protected effectively.
gǔlǎo 古老 [comp: 古 ancient + 老 old] ADJ ancient, time-honored ■ 中国的苏州有两千五百 多年的历
史，真是一座古老的城市。Zhōngguó de Sūzhōu yǒu liǎngqiān wǔbǎi duō nián de lìshǐ, zhēn shì
yí zuò gǔlǎo de chéngshì. The city of Suzhou in China has a history of over 2,500 years. It is
indeed an ancient city.
gǔ 鼓 N drum
gǔdòng 鼓动 V agitate, arouse
gǔlì 鼓励 V encourage ■ 新加坡政府鼓励华人说 华语。Xīnjiāpō zhèngfǔ gǔlì Huárén shuō Huáyǔ.
The Singapore government encourages ethnic Chinese people to speak Mandarin. 物质鼓励 wùzhì
gǔlì material incentive 精神鼓励 jīngshén gǔlì moral incentive, moral encouragement
gǔwǔ 鼓舞 [comp: 鼓 drum up + 舞 dance] V inspire, fire up ... with enthusiasm, hearten ■ 这个 消息真
是鼓舞人心！Zhège xiāoxi zhēn shì gǔwǔ rénxīn. This news is really inspiring!
gǔzhǎng 鼓掌 [v+obj: 鼓 drum + 掌 palm] V clap one’s hands, applaud ■ 小明要给大家唱一首 中国歌
曲，让我们鼓掌欢迎。Xiǎo Míng yào gěi dàjiā chàng yì shǒu Zhōngguó gēqǔ, ràng wǒmen
gǔzhǎng huānyíng. Xiao Ming is going to sing us a Chinese song. Let’s give him a big hand.
gǔ 骨 N bone
gǔgàn 骨干 N core member, backbone, mainstay 公司的骨干 gōngsī de gǔgàn the backbone (most important
staff) of a company
gǔtou 骨头 N bone (根 gēn) ■ 他扔给小狗一根骨 头。Tā rēng gěi xiǎogǒu yì gēn gǔtou. He threw
the puppy a bone.
gǔ 股 N share
gǔdōng 股东 N shareholder, stockholder
gǔfèn 股份 N share, stock
gǔpiào 股票 [modif: 股 share + 票 ticket] N share ■ 他上个月买了这家公司十万股票。Tā shàngge
yuè mǎile zhè jiā gōngsī shíwàn gǔpiào. He bought 100,000 shares of the company last month.
gǔ 谷¹ TRAD 穀 N cereal, grain (See dàogǔ 稻谷.)
gǔ 谷² N valley 山谷 shāngǔ mountain valley, ravine
gù 固 ADJ & V secure, solid; secure, consolidate
gùdìng 固定 [comp: 固 secure + 定 fix] V fix, make immovable 固定资产 gùdìng zīchǎn fixed assets
gùrán 固然 ADV true
gùtǐ 固体 N solid matter, solid
gùyǒu 固有 ADJ inherent, innate
gùzhi 固执 ADJ obstinate, stubborn 固执己见 gù zhí jǐ jiàn stubbornly stick to one’s opinions; pigheaded
gù 故 ADJ old, former
gùshi 故事 [modif: 故 old, past + 事 happening, event] N story, tale ■ 这是一个真实的故事。Zhè shì yí
ge zhēnshí de gùshi. This is a true story. ■ 他每天晚上都给孩子讲一个故事。Tā měi tiān
wǎnshang dōu gěi háizi jiǎng yí ge gùshi. He tells his child a story every evening. 讲故事 jiǎng gùshi
tell a story / 听故事 tīng gùshi listen to a story
gùxiāng 故乡 [modif: 故 former years + 乡 village, homeland] N native place, hometown, home village ■
他退休以后，要回故乡定居。Tā tuìxiū yǐhòu yào huí gùxiāng dìngjū. After retirement he will
return to his hometown to live.
gùyì 故意 [modif: 故 on purpose + 意 intention] ADJ deliberate, intentional, on purpose (ANTONYM 无 意
wúyì) ■ 他犯的错误是无意的，不是故意的。Tā fàn de cuòwù shì wúyì de, búshì gùyì de. He did
not commit this mistake deliberately, but by accident.
gùzhàng 故障 N (mechanical) breakdown, trouble (of a machine) 排除故障 páichú gùzhàng fix a breakdown,