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特意

tè yì · te yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. specially
  2. intentionally
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Up before the sun

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)特意(tèyì)早起(zǎoqǐ)，想(xiǎng)拍(pāi)日出(rìchū)给(gěi)你(nǐ)看(kàn)。

    I got up early on purpose to take a sunrise photo for you.

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)特意(tèyì)设(shè)闹钟(nàozhōng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Really? You set alarms specially?

  3. Dengdeng

    设(shè)了(le)三个(sāngè)。

    Three of them.

  4. Liangliang

    照片(zhàopiàn)呢(ne)？

    Where is the photo?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)到(dào)公园(gōngyuán)的(de)时候(shíhou)，太阳(tàiyang)已经(yǐjīng)出来(chūlái)很久(hěnjiǔ)了(le)。

    When I got to the park, the sun had been up for a long time.

  6. Liangliang

    看来(kànlai)你(nǐ)特意(tèyì)起(qǐ)得(de)很(hěn)早(zǎo)，但是(dànshì)太阳(tàiyang)起(qǐ)得(de)更(gèng)早(zǎo)！

    You got up specially early, but the sun got up earlier!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

会(huì)议(yì)将(jiāng)会(huì)在(zài)特(tè)意(yì)安(ān)排(pái)的(de)礼(lǐ)堂(táng)里(lǐ)举(jǔ)行(xíng)。

The conference will be held in a specially selected church.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by englishchinese · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

为(wèi)了(le)赶(gǎn)上(shàng)那(nà)趟(tàng)火(huǒ)车(chē)，我(wǒ)特(tè)意(yì)起(qǐ)了(le)个(gè)大(dà)早(zǎo)。

I got up early to be in time for the train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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