deliberately; intentionally; on purpose
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose
neutralOften implies a negative intention, such as causing trouble or inconvenience. Can be negated with 不是 to indicate something was unintentional.
Tā他
chéng成
xīn心
dǎo捣
luàn乱
，
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
méi没
fǎ法
hǎo好
hǎo好
gōng工
zuò作
。
He was deliberately making trouble so that nobody could work properly.
Nǐ你
zhè这
bú不
shì是
chéng成
xīn心
gēn跟
wǒ我
guò过
bù不
qù去
ma吗
？
Aren't you deliberately picking a fight with me?
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Wǒ我
bú不
shì是
chéng成
xīn心
de的
，
nǐ你
bié别
shēng生
qì气
。
I didn't do it on purpose, please don't be angry.
Tā她
chéng成
xīn心
qì气
wǒ我
，
míng明
míng明
zhī知
dào道
wǒ我
pà怕
shén什
me么
hái还
shuō说
shén什
me么
。
She's deliberately trying to upset me, clearly knowing what I'm afraid of yet still talking about it.