故意

gùyì

adverb HSK 2 #1,520

Meanings

1 deliberately
2 on purpose

Characters

reason; deliberately

Examples

HSK 1

他是故意的。

Tā shì gùyì de.

He did it on purpose.

HSK 1

我不是故意的！

Wǒ bú shì gùyì de!

I didn't do it on purpose!

HSK 6

她故意不理我。

Tā gùyì bù lǐ wǒ.

She deliberately ignored me.

Tips

usage

不是故意的 (It wasn't on purpose) is one of the most common apologies/excuses in Chinese.

Stroke Order

故 gù

意 yì