刻
意

Intentionally in Chinese: 刻意 (kè yì)

kè yì

intentionally

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1intentionally; deliberately; purposely
  2. 2painstakingly; meticulously

Stroke order

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刻
意

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄜˋ

kè

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他刻意隐瞒了真相。

    tā kè yì yǐn mán le zhēn xiàng。

    He deliberately concealed the truth.

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Related words

刻

kè

quarter (hour)

意思

yì si

idea

满意

mǎn yì

satisfied

同意

tóng yì

to agree

愿意

yuàn yì

to wish

注意

zhù yì

to take note of

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

故意

gù yì

deliberately

意见

yì jiàn

idea

主意

zhǔ yi

plan

刻苦

kè kǔ

hardworking

立刻

lì kè

forthwith

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