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故意

gù yì · gu yi

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HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. deliberately; on purpose
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Lost on purpose

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)局(jú)我(wǒ)是(shì)故意(gùyì)输(shū)的(de)。

    I lost this round on purpose.

  2. Dengdeng

    故意(gùyì)？为什么(wèishénme)？

    On purpose? Why?

  3. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)输(shū)了(le)会(huì)不(bù)高兴(gāoxìng)。

    Because you would be unhappy if you lost.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)才(cái)不会(bùhuì)不(bù)高兴(gāoxìng)。

    I would not be unhappy.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)下(xià)一(yī)局(jú)我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bù)故意(gùyì)了(le)。

    Then next round I will not do it on purpose.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

轮(lún)到(dào)他(tā)时(shí)，我(wǒ)们(men)故(gù)意(yì)跳(tiào)过(guò)了(le)他(tā)。

We skipped his turn on purpose.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Rebecca · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)故(gù)意(yì)把(bǎ)音(yīn)乐(yuè)开(kāi)得(de)很(hěn)大(dà)声(shēng)。

She deliberately turned the music up very loud.

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故
gù

happening; instance

意
yì

idea; meaning

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