存心

cúnxīn

adverb HSK 7-9 #17,008

Meanings

1 deliberately
2 intentionally
3 on purpose

Characters

to harbor; to keep

heart; intention

Literally 'harboring in the heart' — doing something on purpose

Examples

他是存心捣乱的。

Tā shì cúnxīn dǎoluàn de.

He's deliberately causing trouble.

你是不是存心不让我去？

Nǐ shìbushì cúnxīn bù ràngwǒ qù?

Are you intentionally not letting me go?

Tips

usage

存心 almost always carries a negative connotation — it implies someone is doing something bad on purpose. Compare with 故意 (gùyì), which is more neutral and simply means 'on purpose.'

Stroke Order

存 cún

心 xīn