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刻意

kèyì
adverbHSK 7-9

“Intentionally” in Chinese is 刻意 (kèyì).

Meaning

  • intentionally; deliberately; purposely
  • painstakingly; meticulously

Example

你为什么装得这么刻意?

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 可疑 (kěyí, suspicious) · 可以 (kěyǐ, can)