# 故意 (gùyì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 故意 (gùyì) means “(adv.) deliberately; on purpose”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv.) deliberately; on purpose
- Pinyin: gùyì (gu4 yi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 对不起，我不是故意的。
  Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bú shì gùyì de.
  I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose.

## Characters

- [故](https://hanziro.com/word/gu-reason/) (gù): reason; therefore
- 意 (yì): idea; thought; meaning; sense; intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind

https://hanziro.com/word/gu-yi-deliberately/

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