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故意

gù yì
HSK 4
deliberately, on purpose
adverb

Example Sentences

他故意不告诉我这个消息。
tā gùyì bù gàosù wǒ zhègè xiāoxī 。
He deliberately didn't tell me this news.
她故意让我的书被弄丢了。
tā gùyì ràng wǒde shū bèi nòng diū le 。
She purposely got my book lost.
我知道他是故意的。
wǒzhīdào tāshì gùyì de 。
I know he did it on purpose.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

故意地gùyìdì
intentionally
More formal, emphasizing the intentional aspect.
特意tèyì
specially
Indicates doing something for a specific purpose, slightly less direct than '故意'.

Words Starting With 故

故事gù shi
story; tale; narrative
故乡gù xiāng
home; homeland; native place
故障gù zhàng
malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug (in software)

Words Ending With 意

同意tóng yì
to agree; to consent; to approve
愿意yuàn yì
to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
注意zhù yì
to take note of; to pay attention to
满意mǎn yì
satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
做生意zuò shēng yì
to do business

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Individual Characters

故gù
"., . so"
意yì
idea, meaning, thought, to think

Public Lists with 故意

HSK 4
All words for the HSK 4 test