to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately
trad. 刻意為之
Also written 刻意為之【kè yì wéi zhī】
Characters in this word
4刻
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quarter (hour), moment, to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive, classifier for short time intervals
- Pinyin
- kè
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 11132 of 2500
意
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(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense, (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind, (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- Pinyin
- yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 8987 of 2500
为
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as (in the capacity of), to take sth as, to act as, to serve as, to behave as, to become, to be, to do, by (in the passive voice)
- Pinyin
- wéi
- Traditional
- 為
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 129 of 2500
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500