cố tình
Pronunciation
Northern
/ko˧˥ tï̤ŋ˨˩/
Central
/ko̰˩˧ tïn˧˧/
Southern
/ko˧˥ tɨn˨˩/
Listen
deliberately
Verb
deliberately
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
deliberately Comparison & Modality
To do something on purpose after having planned or thought about it beforehand.
vi Cô ấy cố tình làm vậy để trêu chọc tôi.
en She did that on purpose to tease me.
Parts
cố / tình / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 故情 …
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Parts
cố / tình / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 故情 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 故情
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
故情
Candidates by syllable
cố
故（固 / 顧）
tình
情
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
cơ tính / vô tình / vô ý
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Similar
cơ tính / vô tình / vô ý
Use
cố gắng / biến cố / sự cố / cố ý …
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Use
cố gắng / biến cố / sự cố / cố ý …