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How to say “story” in Chinese

故事
gùshi

story

noun · HSK 3 · topic “Leisure, sports, culture”

“Story” in Chinese is 故事, gù shi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

故事 is read gù shi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

gù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
shi — neutral toneshort and unstressed

How to write it

故
gù — former; reason

On the left, 古 gǔ “ancient” hints at the sound. 故事 is “past affairs”, that is, a “story”.

事
shì — matter, affair

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “故事”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 故事. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 这是一个很感人的故事。zhèshìyígehěngǎnréndegùshiThis is a very touching story.
  • 导游讲的故事很有趣dǎoyóujiǎngdegùshihěnyǒuqùThe stories the guide tells are really interesting.
  • 这个故事是真的还是假的？zhègegùshishìzhēndeháishijiǎdeIs this story true or made up?
  • 这个故事一直流传到今天zhègegùshiyìzhíliúchuándàojīntiānThis story has been handed down to this day.
  • 我小时候很喜欢听神话故事wǒxiǎoshíhouhěnxǐhuantīngshénhuàgùshiAs a child I loved listening to myths.
  • 他的故事打动了所有的观众tādegùshidǎdònglesuǒyǒudeguānzhòngHis story moved everyone in the audience.

More words from the lesson “News and interests”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “story” in Chinese?

“Story” in Chinese is 故事, pinyin gùshi.

What does 故事 mean?

故事 (gùshi) means “story”.

How do you write 故事?

故事 is 2 characters: 故 (gù) — former; reason; 事 (shì) — matter, affair. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 故事?

故事 is read gùshi. Tones: gù — fourth tone, shi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“story” in the lesson “News and interests”

This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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