刻意為之 kè yì wéi zhī

to do something deliberately; to make a conscious effort

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to do something deliberately
  2. 2. to make a conscious effort

Characters

Character Meaning
刻 kè HSK 3
quarter (hour); moment; to carve
意 yì HSK 2
meaning; idea; thought
為 wéi
for; because of; to
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it