On purpose in Chinese
on purpose · HSK 4
故意
- 故 reason
- 意 idea
对不起，我不是故意的。 Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose.
Other ways to say on purpose
More words with 故 or 意
How do you say on purpose in Chinese?
On purpose in Chinese is 故意 (gù yì). You can also say 特意 (tè yì).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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