Word: 变故 (biàngù) Traditional: 變故 变故 dictionary entry biàngù an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune Full dictionary entry for 变故 Example sentences using 变故 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 家里出了变故，他退学了。 Jiālǐ chūle biàngù, tā tuìxuéle. Misfortune struck his family, so he dropped out of school. 家里突然发生变故，他只好回国。 Jiālǐ tūrán fāshēng biàngù, tā zhǐhǎo huíguó. Something unforeseen suddenly happened at home, so he had to return to China.