刻意 meaning in English

kèyì

intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously

HSK 7-9adverb21 strokes

Meaning of 刻意

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

Stroke order for each character

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刻 kè · quarter · 8 strokes

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意 yì · thought · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 刻意.

意思yìsiidea; opinion
愿意yuànyìto wish; to want
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting; meaningful
意见yìjiànidea; opinion
满意mǎnyìsatisfied; pleased
故意gùyìdeliberately; on purpose
注意zhùyìto take note of; to pay attention to
同意tóngyìto agree; to consent
主意zhǔyiplan; idea
生意shēngyilife force; vitality
意外yìwàiunexpected; accident

Questions about 刻意

What does 刻意 mean?

刻意 (kèyì) means "intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously" and is used as a adverb.

How do you write 刻意?

刻意 is made of 2 characters: 刻 (8 strokes), 意 (13 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 刻意 an HSK word?

Yes. 刻意 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.