故意

Chinese

 
happening; instance; reason
happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
 
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy
simp. and trad.
(故意)
故 意

Pronunciation


Adjective

故意

  1. intentional; deliberate; on purpose

Adverb

故意

  1. intentionally; deliberately; purposely
    我不是故意要冒犯你的。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Wǒ bùshì gùyì yào màofàn nǐ de. [Pinyin]
    I didn't mean to offend you.

Usage notes

  • Usually used for malicious purposes. If something is done deliberately for good purposes, 特意 (tèyì) is used instead.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
故 意
こ
Grade: 5
い
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

故(こ)意(い) • (koi) 

  1. intention, purpose
  2. bad faith
  3. (law) mens rea (guilty mind)

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
故意

Noun

故意 • (goui) (hangeul 고의)

  1. Hanja form? of 고의 (“intention; purpose”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
故意

Verb

故意

  1. chữ Hán form of cố ý (“to do something on purpose”).
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