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有意

yǒu yì · you yi

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to intend
  2. intentionally
  3. interested in
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Sorry about your shoe

  1. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)有意(yǒuyì)的(de)！

    Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)踩(cǎi)了(le)我的(wǒde)鞋(xié)！

    You stepped on my shoe!

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)不是(bùshì)有意(yǒuyì)的(de)，我(wǒ)没(méi)看路(kànlù)。

    Really not on purpose. I wasn't watching the path.

  4. Liangliang

    没事(méishì)，我(wǒ)也(yě)不是(bùshì)有意(yǒuyì)站在(zhànzài)路(lù)中间(zhōngjiān)的(de)。

    It's fine. I didn't mean to stand in the middle of the path either.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)不是(bùshì)有意(yǒuyì)的(de)，握(wò)个(gè)手(shǒu)吧(ba)！

    Then neither of us did it on purpose. Let's shake hands!

  6. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，你(nǐ)手上(shǒushàng)有(yǒu)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)！

    Wait, there's ice cream on your hand!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

彼(bǐ)得(dé)不(bú)是(shì)有(yǒu)意(yì)打(dǎ)破(pò)花(huā)瓶(píng)。

Peter didn't intend to break the vase.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bú)是(shì)有(yǒu)意(yì)要(yào)保(bǎo)密(mì)的(de)。

I didn't mean to keep it secret.

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

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