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刻意

kè yì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

刻意 (kè yì) means "intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 刻意 means

1. intentionally; deliberately; purposely
2. painstakingly; meticulously

The characters in 刻意

• 刻kèquarter (hour); moment; to carve
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…

Words starting with 刻意

• 刻意求工kè yì qiú gōngassiduous and painstaking
• 刻意为之kè yì wéi zhīto make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately

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