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故意 gù yì

HSK 4 word

Meanings

• deliberately; on purpose

Characters

• 故 gù: happening
• 意 yì: idea

Example sentences

我不是故意的。
I didn't do it on purpose.
Tatoeba #338810 by nickyeow (CC BY 2.0 FR)

他不是故意地做。
He didn't do it on purpose.
Tatoeba #1204502 by treskro3 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

那不是我故意的。
That wasn't my intention.
Tatoeba #8686697 by crescat (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).