# 世故 (shìgu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 世故 (shìgu) means “worldly-wise; sophisticated; ways of the world”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: worldly-wise; sophisticated; ways of the world
- Pinyin: shìgu (shi4 gu5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Other readings: shìgù — the ways of the world

## Examples

- 他年纪不大，为人却十分世故。
  Tā niánjì bù dà, wéirén què shífēn shìgu.
  He is young, yet he acts very worldly-wise.

## Characters

- 世 (shì): life; age
- [故](https://hanziro.com/word/gu-reason/) (gù): reason; therefore

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-gu-worldly-wise/

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