What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 故意 mean?

故意 gùyì

deliberately; on purpose

It can also mean

  • intention (law)

Its characters

  1. 故 gù reason
  2. 意 yì idea

In a sentence

对不起,我不是故意的。 Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose.

有的说老鼠只是忘了,有的说它是故意不叫的。

From 十二生肖的故事 · The Great Race: the Chinese zodiac story

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