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刻意

刻意 (kè yì): Deliberate / intentional (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

刻意 consists of 2 characters.

quarter (of an hour); to carve

thought, idea, meaning, intention

Word Info

Pinyinkè yì

MeaningDeliberate / intentional

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdverb

Word刻意

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3.

How to Use 刻意 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 刻意 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith不

bù不

kè刻

yì意

neutral

not deliberate

Adverb + Verb

kè刻

yì意

huí回

bì避

neutral

deliberately avoid

Idiomwith为之

kè刻

yì意

wéi为

zhī之

4.

Example Sentences with 刻意

tā他

kè刻

yì意

liàn练

xí习

xiě写

zì字

kè刻

yì意

liàn练

xí习

neutral

deliberate practice

formal

Written

done deliberately

。

He deliberately practices writing.

Tā他

kè刻

yì意

fàng放

màn慢

le了

shuō说

huà话

de的

sù速

dù度

。

He deliberately slowed down his speaking speed.

tā他

kè刻

yì意

bì避

miǎn免

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

tí提

jí及

mǐn敏

gǎn感

huà话

tí题

。

He deliberately avoided mentioning sensitive topics during the meeting.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

shì是

bu不

shì是

kè刻

yì意

zài在

duǒ躲

zhe着

wǒ我

？

Have you been deliberately avoiding me lately?

tā她

kè刻

yì意

zǎo早

qǐ起

qù去

pǎo跑

bù步

。

She intentionally gets up early to go running.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

kè刻

yì意

chí迟

dào到

，

ér而

shì是

lù路

shang上

yù遇

dào到

liǎo了

shì事

gù故

。

He was not intentionally late; he encountered an accident on the way.

tā她

kè刻

yì意

fàng放

màn慢

yǔ语

sù速

，

yǐ以

què确

bǎo保

tīng听

zhòng众

néng能

wán完

quán全

lǐ理

jiě解

。

She deliberately slowed down her speech to ensure the audience could fully understand.

wèi为

le了

gěi给

péng朋

yǒu友

jīng惊

xǐ喜

，

tā他

kè刻

yì意

zhǔn准

bèi备

le了

lǐ礼

wù物

。

To surprise his friend, he deliberately prepared a gift.

wǒ我

kè刻

yì意

xuǎn选

le了

zhè这

ge个

ān安

jìng静

de的

kā咖

fēi啡

guǎn馆

lái来

xiě写

bào报

gào告

。

I intentionally chose this quiet café to write the report.

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此刻cǐ kèHSK 6
片刻piàn kèHSK 6
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Words with 意

意思yì siHSK 2
有意思yǒu yì siHSK 2
没意思méi yì siHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
同意tóng yìHSK 3
愿意yuàn yìHSK 3
注意zhù yìHSK 3

满意

mǎn yì

HSK 3