有意

yǒuyì

adverb HSK 7-9 #3,770

Meanings

1 intentionally; deliberately
2 interested in; inclined to

Characters

intention; meaning

Literally 'have intention' - either deliberate action or having interest in something.

Examples

HSK 2

他是有意这样做的。

Tā shì yǒuyì zhèyàng zuò de.

He did this intentionally.

HSK 3

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Tips

grammar

有意 has two distinct patterns: as an adverb (有意 + verb = deliberately do something) and as an adjective (有意 + verb = interested in doing something). The opposite for deliberate is 无意 (wúyì, unintentionally).

Stroke Order

有 yǒu

意 yì