故
意

Deliberately in Chinese: 故意 (gù yì)

gù yì

deliberately

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1deliberately; on purpose

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故
意

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨˋ

gù

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我不是故意的。

    wǒ bú shì gù yì de。

    I didn't do it on purpose.

  • 他故意踩我的脚。

    tā gù yì cǎi wǒ de jiǎo。

    He stepped on my foot on purpose.

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Related words

故

gù

happening

意思

yì si

idea

故事

gù shì

old practice

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

意见

yì jiàn

idea

主意

zhǔ yi

plan

特意

tè yì

specially

意外

yì wài

unexpected

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