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成心

chéngxīn

intentionally; on purpose

A person with a sly grin nudges a red cup off a table
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Characters in this word

成 chéng

Strokes
6
Radical
戈 — spear, lance, halberd
Made of
丁 nail 戈 spear, lance, halberd

心 xīn

Strokes
4
Radical
心 — heart
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 他在谈判最后一刻突然改口,显然是成心给对方施压。 Tā zài tánpàn zuìhòu yí kè tūrán gǎikǒu, xiǎnrán shì chéngxīn gěi duìfāng shīyā. He suddenly changed his position at the last moment of the negotiation; he was clearly putting pressure on the other side on purpose.
  • 你是不是成心让我着急,怎么这么晚才回来? Nǐ shì bu shì chéngxīn ràng wǒ zháojí, zěnme zhème wǎn cái huílai? Are you doing this on purpose to worry me? Why are you so late?
  • 对不起,我不是成心把你的杯子打碎的。 Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bú shì chéngxīn bǎ nǐ de bēizi dǎsuì de. Sorry, I didn't break your cup on purpose.

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