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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

有意 [yǒuyì]
  1. 1. verb [有兴趣] be interested in
    姑娘好像对那个小伙子有意。
    It seems as if the girl is interested in that guy.
  2. 2. adverb [有兴趣] on purpose
    你这不是有意叫我为难嘛！
    You're just doing this on purpose to make me feel bad!

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

有意 [yǒuyì]
  1. 1. have a mind to; be inclined (or disposed) to
    有意帮忙
    be disposed to help
    我有意加入这个组织，却不够条件。
  2. 2. intentionally; deliberately; purposely
    有意歪曲
    deliberately distort
    有意刁难
    make things difficult for sb. on purpose
    这是有人有意造谣，我们一定要保持清醒。
    既然你知道他是有意调唆，为什么不揭穿他呢？

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

有意 [yǒuyì]
  1. 1. 动 有做成某事的心思
    你要是有意来,就干脆明说。
  2. 2. 动 指男女之间有爱恋之意
    这封信表明她对我有意。
  3. 3. 副 故意
    有意捣乱。
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Examples

这几天他好像有意躲避我。
He seems to have been hiding from me these days. → 躲避
那证人有意作伪证。
The witness intentionally gave false testimony. → 伪证
你有情，我有意。
You are all heart, and my heart is for you. → 有情
有意歪曲
deliberately distort → 有意
有意刁难
make things difficult for sb. on purpose → 有意
这部电影有意渲染暴力的血腥。 → 渲染
我有意加入这个组织，却不够条件。 → 有意
这是有人有意造谣，我们一定要保持清醒。 → 有意
既然你知道他是有意调唆，为什么不揭穿他呢？ → 有意
我并不是有意躲避他。 → 躲避
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Word Decomposition

有
[yǒu] 		+ 意
[yì]

nciku Note

有意 and 存心

1.“有意”和“存心”都有故意的意思，但“存心”的语意更重些，有时微含贬义。在句中做状语，两个词可互换使用，但语气轻重不同。
Both 有意 and 存心 mean "deliberately," but 存心 has a severe connotation and sometimes can carry a derogatory meaning. When used as an adverbial they are interchangeable, but with different degrees of severity.
(1)我有意（存心）要为难一下他。
（2）我不是存心（有意）弄坏你东西的。
（3）你是不是存心（有意）跟我过不去啊？
（4）别怪他，他是不是存心（有意）的。


2.“有意”还有打算做某事的意思，“存心”没有这种意思。
有意also means “to intend to do something”; 存心has no such meaning.
(1)他有意要收这个孩子为徒，于是决定考验一下他。
（2）我有意去一趟广州。
（3）我有意把它送给你。
“有意”可用于“是……的”结构，“存心”一般不这样用。
有意can be used in the pattern of是……的；存心is not so used.
(4)你发那么大火干什么？他又不是有意的。

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