如故 (rú gù) — to be the same as before, to remain unchanged; to be like an old friend (often in 一见如故)
Definition
如故 (rúgù) is a literary, set-phrase verb: 'the same as before' (依然如故) or 'like an old friend' (一见如故). It is rarely used outside these two fixed expressions.
verb
to be the same as beforeto remain unchangedto be like an old friend (often in 一见如故)
Examples
- ，。Duō nián bú jiàn, tā yī rán rú gù.After many years without seeing him, he is still the same as before.
- ，。Tā men yí jiàn rú gù, liáo dé fēi cháng kāi xīn.They hit it off at first sight and chatted very happily.
- 如故，。Zhè lǐ de yí qiè dōu rú gù, méi shén me biàn huà.Everything here is as before, nothing has changed.
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