shì gu

HSK 7–9

世故 (shì gu) is a Chinese word meaning “sophisticated; worldly-wise”.

Meanings

  1. 1sophisticated
  2. 2worldly-wise
Part of speech
adjective

Characters in 世故

世shì · life故gù · happening

Related words

世界world故事old practice故事narrative; story; tale故意deliberately; on purpose去世to pass away事故accident世纪century世上on earth全世界worldwide世life世surname Shi故障malfunction

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