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特意

tè yì

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

特意 (tè yì) means "specially, on purpose (for a good reason)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 特意 means

1. specially
2. intentionally

How 特意 is used in grammar

特意 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Connective, Manner and Modal Adverbs (HSK 6)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 6, adverbs (方式副词).

The characters in 特意

• 特tèspecial; unique; distinguished
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…

Example sentences

• 会议将会在特意安排的礼堂里举行。
  Huìyì jiānghuì zài tèyì ānpái de lǐtáng lǐ jǔxíng.
  The conference will be held in a specially selected church.
• 为了赶上那趟火车，我特意起了个大早。
  Wèile gǎnshàng nà tàng huǒchē, wǒ tèyì qǐ le gè dà zǎo.
  I got up early so as to be in time for the train.
• 「他是特意的。」「谁特意在做什么？」
  "She's doing it on purpose." "Who's doing what on purpose?"

Sounds the same

Read tè yì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 特异exceptionally good; excellent; clearly outstanding

Where 特意 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Special Traits & Characteristics (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read tè yì correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.