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刻意 (kè yì) — how to say "deliberately" in Chinese
刻意
Deliberately, intentionally
manner adverb
How to use it
Goes before the verb and says how the action is done.
她刻意迟到。
tā kè yì chí dào
She deliberately arrived late.
Character composition
刻
to carve, diligently
意
intention, meaning
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
刀
Knife
#18 · dāo · 2 strokes
Collocations
刻意迟到
kèyì chí dào
to be deliberately late
刻意避开
kèyì bì kāi
to deliberately avoid
刻意模仿
kèyì mófǎng
to deliberately imitate
Examples
她刻意避开那个话题，不想引起争论。
She deliberately avoided that topic, not wanting to cause an argument.
他刻意迟到。
He was deliberately late.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "deliberately" in Chinese?
"deliberately" in Chinese is 刻意 (kè yì).
刻意 meaning in English
刻意 (kè yì) means "Deliberately, intentionally".
How is 刻意 pronounced?
It is pronounced kè yì (written as ke yi, keyi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "deliberately" in Chinese characters?
It is written 刻意: 刻 has 8 strokes, 意 has 13 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 刻意?
刻意 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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