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故意

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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故意

  1. intentional; deliberate; on purpose

Adverb

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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

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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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故(こ)意(い) • (koi) 

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

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term
故意

Noun

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故意 • (goui) (hangeul 고의)

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

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
故意

Verb

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故意

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