rú​gù

as before

  • created sense approved 如故 · rú​gù · as before — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如故

    rú​gù

    as before

    to be exactly as it was in the past; as usual; unchanged

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 故 (literal) → 故 · gù · still

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 如故 · rú​gù · like old friends — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如故

    rú​gù

    like old friends

    to feel a sense of familiarity or closeness, even upon first meeting, as if having known each other for a long time

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 故 (literal) → 故 · gù · friend

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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