故事 guǐ gùshi ghost story 鬼屋 guǐ wū haunted house
guǐ 轨 TRAD 軌 N rail 出轨 chūguǐ (of a train) derail
guǐdào 轨道 N track; orbit 上了轨道 shàng le guǐdào settle into normal routine
guì 贵 TRAD 貴 ADJ expensive, of great value (ANTONYM 便宜 piányi) ■ 这家商店的东西很贵。Zhè jiā
shāngdiàn de dōngxi hěn guì. The goods in this shop are all very expensive. ■ 什么？要一千 块
钱？太贵了！Shénme? Yào yìqiān kuài qián? Tài guì le. What? One thousand dollars? It’s too
expensive.
guìxìng 贵姓 [modif: 贵 valuable + 姓 family name] IDIOM your family name ■ “请问，您贵
姓？”“我姓王。”“Qingwèn, nín guìxìng?” “Wǒ xìng Wáng.” “What’s your family name?”
“Wang.” ■ “您大名是...？”“我叫宝华。” “Nín dàmíng shì...?” “Wǒ jiào Bǎohuá.” “And
your given name is...?” “It’s Baohua.” ■ “您 是王宝华先生？”“是，是。” “Nín shì Wáng
Bǎohuá xiānsheng?” “Shì, shì.” “Oh, you’re Mr Wang Baohua?” “That’s right.”
NOTE: (1) While 贵姓 guìxìng is the polite form when asking about somebody’s family name, the polite
way to ask somebody’s given name is 请问，您大名 是...? Qingwèn, nín dàmíng shì...? And your (honor-ific)
name is ...大名 literally means big name. The answer to this question is 我叫XX。Wǒ jiào XX. I am ... (2)
The word 贵 guì in the sense of valuable is added to certain nouns to mean your..., e.g. 贵姓 guìxìng your
family name, 贵国 guìguó your country, 贵校 guìxiào your school. They are only used in formal and polite
contexts.guìzú 贵族 N aristocrat, aristocracy
guì 跪 V kneel 跪下去 guìxià qù kneel down
guì 柜 TRAD 櫃 N cupboard, cabinet 书柜 shūguì bookcase
guìtái 柜台 N counter, bar
guìzi 柜子 N cupboard, cabinet
gǔn 滚 V roll ■ 球滚到沙发下面去了。Qiú gǔn dào shāfā xiàmiàn qu le. The ball rolled under the
armchair.
NOTE: 滚 gǔn is used to tell somebody “get out of here” or “beat it,” e.g. ■ 滚！滚出去！ Gǔn! Gǔn chūqu! Get
lost! Get out of here! ■ 滚开! Gǔn kāi! Beat it! These are highly offensive.
gùn 棍 N stick, rod 棍棒 gùnbàng N club, cudgel, bludgeon (根 gēn)
guō 锅 TRAD 鍋 N pot, pan, wok
guó 国 TRAD 國 N country, state, nation ■ 国与国 之间应该是平等的。Guó yú guó zhī jiān yīnggāi shì
píngdēng de. There should be equality among nations. 德国 Déguó Germany / 俄国 Éguó Russia / 法
国 Fǎguó France / 美国 Měiguó the United States of America / 英国 Yīngguó the United Kingdom
guófáng 国防 [modif 国 nation + 防 defense] N national defense 国防部 guófángbù Ministry of National
Defense
guójí 国籍 N nationality, citizenship 加入加拿大国籍 jiārù Jiānádà guójí obtain Canadian citizenship, be
naturalized as a Canadian citizen
guójì 国际 ADJ concerning two or more nations, international ■ 反对恐怖活动已经成为一个国际 问
题。Fǎnduì kǒngbù huódòng yǐjīng chéngwéi yí ge guójì wèntí. Anti-terrorism has become an
international issue. ■ 打国际长途电话越来越便 宜了。Dǎ guójì chángtú diànhuà yuèlaiyuè
piányì le. International long-distance calls have become less and less expensive. 国际法 guójì fǎ
international law / 国际会议 guójì huìyì international conference
guójiā 国家 [comp: 国 country + 家 family] N country, state, nation ■ 他代表国家参加运动会。 Tā
dàibiǎo guójiā cānjiā yùndònghuì. He represented his country in the sports meet. ■ “你去 过几
个国家？”“Nǐ qùguo jǐ ge guójiā?” “How many countries have you been to?”