故意 (gù yì): deliberately, on purpose

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4adverb

Word info

表示有意识地、存心地做某事，不是无意中发生的。通常用来形容人明明知道不该这样做，却还是选择这样做，带有一定的负面色彩。例如，他故意把声音说得很大，想让所有人都听见。
与“有意”意思相近
与“无意”“不小心”意思相反。

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HSK 7

happening

HSK 4

meaning; idea; intention

He deliberately turned the music up very loud, making it too noisy for me to sleep.

Sorry, I didn't bump into you on purpose.

She deliberately pretended not to see me, which made me very angry.

You knew I didn't like it, so why did you still deliberately do that?

Don't deliberately make things difficult for him; he's already tried very hard.

He deliberately broke the cup.

Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose.

She deliberately didn't tell me about this.

You're deliberately trying to annoy me, aren't you?

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