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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 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
  2. 2. intentionally; deliberately; purposely
    有意歪曲
    deliberately distort
    有意刁难
    make things difficult for sb. on purpose

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

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

Examples

这几天他好像有意躲避我。
He seems to have been hiding from me these days.
那证人有意作伪证。
The witness intentionally gave false testimony.
你有情,我有意
You are all heart, and my heart is for you.
有意刁难
make things difficult for sb. on purpose
虽然不是有意的,但是毕竟是做了错事,他站在那愧怍难安。
He sits ashamed over an unintentional mistake.
有意和我过不去。
He wanted to make things difficult for me.
你这不是有意叫我为难嘛!
You're just doing this on purpose to make me feel bad!
决非有意冒犯。

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

有意 and 存心

有意 and 存心
yǒuyì and cúnxīn

1. 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 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 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。

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。
2.“有意”还有打算做某事的意思,“存心”没有这种意思。
“有意”可用于“是……的”结构,“存心”一般不这样用。

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