HSK 6 · Function Words

特意 tèyì “specially” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 特意 means

  1. specially
  2. on purpose
  3. intentionally

How to say 特意

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale特tè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale意yì4th tone, falling

特意 in a sentence

  1. 为了赶上那趟火车，我特意起了个大早。

    Wèile gǎnshàng nà tàng huǒchē, wǒ tèyì qǐ le ge dàzǎo.

    I made a point of getting up early to catch that train.

    Sentence #1888811 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 会议将会在特意安排的礼堂里举行。

    Huìyì jiāng huì zài tèyì ānpái de lǐtáng lǐ jǔxíng.

    The meeting will be held in a specially arranged hall.

    Sentence #797300 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 特意 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 特 (tè) with each of its parts in a different colour
特tèspecial
  • 牛cow · niúMeaning part
  • 寺court · sìSound part

牛 hints at the meaning (cow); 寺 (sì) hints at the sound. Compare it with tè.

The character 意 (yì) with each of its parts in a different colour
意yìidea; thought; meaning; sense
  • 音sound · yīnSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 音 (yīn) hints at the sound. Compare it with yì.

Memory aidA sound 音 from the heart 心: a thought, a meaning.

How to write 特意

特 10 strokes · 意 13 strokes

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特意 (tèyì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 特意 (tèyì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 特意

Words with 特

特别tèbié · special特点tèdiǎn · characteristic (feature)独特dútè · unique特殊tèshū · special模特mótè · (fashion) model特色tèsè · distinctive feature特征tèzhēng · characteristic特定tèdìng · specific特长tècháng · strength

Words with 意

意思yìsi · meaning没意思méiyìsi · boring有意思yǒuyìsi · interesting不好意思bùhǎoyìsi · to feel embarrassed同意tóngyì · agree愿意yuànyì · be willing注意zhùyì · pay attention to满意mǎnyì · satisfied意见yìjiàn · idea得意déyì · proud of oneself

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束shù · bunch艘sōu · measure word for boats and ships索性suǒxìng · might as well倘若tǎngruò · if统统tǒngtǒng · all哇wa · particle (form of 啊 after -u or -ao)万分wànfēn · extremely唯独wéidú · only

FAQs

特意 (tèyì) means “specially” or “on purpose”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tèyì: tè with a 4th tone, then yì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 特意 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type teyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 特意 from the suggestions. Typing teyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
特意 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.