What does 故意 mean in Chinese?

故意 (gù yì) means "deliberately; on purpose" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 故意?

故意 is pronounced "gù yì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

故意 is an HSK Level 2 word (HSK 2.0: Level 4, HSK 3.0: Level 2).

故意 is made up of the characters 故, 意. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 故意 using our stroke order tool.

故意

gù yì

deliberately; on purpose

他不是故意的。

Tā bú shì gùyì de

He didn't do it deliberately

HSK 2.0: Level 4HSK 3.0: Level 2

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