无故 wúgù without cause or reason
How to remember 无故: 无 have not + 故 former = without cause or reason.
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How it is used
- Without cause / for no reason - 无故缺席 (wúgù quēxí) absent without reason, 无故旷工 (wúgù kuànggōng) skip work with no excuse.
- Formal; typically prefaces a verb to say an action had no justification. Common in rules and complaints.
Example sentences
- 我被无故辞退了。 Wǒ bèi wúgù cítuì le.I was fired without cause.