故意

gù yì

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word

Stative verb

故意 (gù yì) is a Chinese word meaning “deliberately; on purpose”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

deliberately; on purpose

Stroke order

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Example

對不起，我不是故意的。

Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).