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故事gùshìstory

Theme
Leisure
Level
HSK 3
Strokes
17
Characters
2

How 故事 is written

Stroke order matters: it sets the proportions of the character and how a reader will parse it. In the trainer these same boxes reject a stroke drawn out of turn.

故 — 9 strokes, in writing order from left to right.
事 — 8 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

Build a practice sheet with 故事

Examples

这个故事很有趣。

Zhège gùshì hěn yǒuqù.

This story is very interesting.

  • 这zhèthis
  • 个gègeneral measure word
  • 故事gùshìstory
  • 很hěnvery
  • 有趣yǒu qùinteresting

爷爷给我讲了一个故事。

Yéye gěi wǒ jiǎng le yī gè gùshì.

Grandfather told me a story.

  • 爷爷yéyegrandfather
  • 给gěito give; for
  • 我wǒI
  • 讲jiǎngto tell; to speak
  • 了lecompleted action marker
  • 一yīone
  • 个gègeneral measure word
  • 故事gùshìstory

Not to be confused with

Characters that look or sound alike. The trainer mixes them into the answer options for exactly that reason — so the difference sticks.

  • 事情
  • 同事tóngshìcolleague
  • 故意