The adverbs with the meaning "on purpose".
The adverbs 故意, 特意, 特地 and 有意 can be used to convey the meaning "to do on purpose".
The adverb 故意
The adverb 故意 
indicates that the action was intentional.
It is used with a negative connotation.
故意 is placed before a predicate or adverbial modifier.
indicates that the action was intentional.
It is used with a negative connotation.
故意 is placed before a predicate or adverbial modifier.Examples
你是不是故意地让我生气？
Are you deliberately making me angry?
nǐ shìbushì gùyì de ràng wǒ shēngqì
她故意整天都不理他
She's been deliberately ignoring him all day
tā gùyì zhěng tiān dōu bù lǐ tā
The adverbs 特意 and 特地
The adverbs 特意 and 特地 "purposely, especially" are grammatically used in the same way as 故意, but often with a positive connotation.
and 特地 "purposely, especially" are grammatically used in the same way as 故意, but often with a positive connotation.Examples
我们特意停下来欣赏风景
We purposely stopped to enjoy the view
wǒmen tèyì tíngxiàlai xīnshǎng fēngjǐng
这是我特地为你做的
I made this especially for you
zhè shì wǒ tèdì wèi nǐ zuò de
The adverb 有意
The adverb 有意 emphasizes that the action is deliberate.
emphasizes that the action is deliberate.
Examples
他们有意缺席了那场新闻发布会
They were intentionally absent from that press conference
tāmen yǒuyì quēxí le nà chǎng xīnwén fābù huì
政府有意地去吸引新的移民
The government is deliberately attractings new immigrants
zhèngfǔ yǒuyì de qù xīyǐn xīn de yímín
Pay attention
All these adverbs can be followed by the particle 地 .
.Negative form
The negative adverbs 不 or 没 /没有 are placed between the predicate and the adverbs 故意/有意 to convey the meaning "not to do something on purpose".
or 没 /没有 are placed between the predicate and the adverbs 故意/有意 to convey the meaning "not to do something on purpose".
Pay attention
The negation cannot be placed after 特地 and 特意.
Examples
她故意不抬头
She deliberately didn't look up
tā gùyì bù táitóu
我故意没有搭腔
I deliberately didn't respond
wǒ gùyì méiyǒu dāqiāng
她有意不告诉他
She deliberately didn't tell him
tā yǒuyì bú gàosu tā
The following structure is used to express "to do something unintentionally":
Scheme
不是
adverb
on purpose
action
(的)
Pay attention
This kind of negation is rarely used with 特地.
Examples
我肯定你不是故意这样做的
I'm sure you didn't do it on purpose
wǒ kěndìng nǐ bú shì gùyì zhèyàng zuò de
我不是特意针对你的
I didn't purposely target you
wǒ bú shì tèyì zhēnduì nǐ de
我不是有意要冒犯你的
I didn't mean to offend you
wǒ bú shì yǒuyì yào màofàn nǐ de
Pay attention
Remember the phrase:
我不是故意的