故意

gù yì

HSK level: HSK 4

Meaning

deliberately; on purpose

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Characters

故gùreason, cause; happening, instance古攵意yìthought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention音心

Examples

那不是我故意的。

Nà bù shì wǒ gù yì de.

That wasn't my intention.

他为了惹恼我故意犯错。

Tā wèi le rě nǎo wǒ gù yì fàn cuò.

He made mistakes on purpose to annoy me.

轮到他时，我们故意跳过了他。

Lún dào tā shí, wǒ men gù yì tiào guò le tā.

We skipped his turn on purpose.