Chinese Word: 決 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

決 (Simplified: 决)HSK 3

Pinyin: jué

English Definition: to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly

Chinese Definition:
①排除阻塞物，疏通水道：“禹决江疏河”。
②堤岸被水冲开：决口。溃决。
③断定，拿定主意：决定。决断。决计。决然。决胜。决议。犹豫不决。
④一定(用在否定词前)：决不后退。
⑤决定最后胜败：决赛。决战。
⑥执行死刑：处决。枪决。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:氵 indicates the sound; 夬 (decisive) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 决

決定HSK 3	jué dìng	to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; Classifiers: 个 ; certainly
決心HSK 5	jué xīn	determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; Classifiers: 个
決策HSK 6	jué cè	strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision; to determine policy

1		guān jiàn 关键 shí kè 时刻 de 的 jué dìng 决定 Decisions at a crucial moment
2		tā 他 jué dìng 决定 bú zài 不再 huí lai 回来 le 了。 He decided that he would never come back again.
3		wǒ 我 yǐ jīng 已经 zuò chū 做出 le 了 jué dìng 决定。 I have already made a decision.
4		zhè 这 yī 一 jué dìng 决定 lìng rén 令人 yì wài 意外。 This decision is unexpected.
5		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 gāi 该 zěn me 怎么 jiě jué 解决？ How should we solve this problem?

1		guān jiàn 关键 shí kè 时刻 de 的 jué dìng 决定 Decisions at a crucial moment
2		tā 他 jué dìng 决定 bú zài 不再 huí lai 回来 le 了。 He decided that he would never come back again.
3		wǒ 我 yǐ jīng 已经 zuò chū 做出 le 了 jué dìng 决定。 I have already made a decision.
4		zhè 这 yī 一 jué dìng 决定 lìng rén 令人 yì wài 意外。 This decision is unexpected.
5		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 gāi 该 zěn me 怎么 jiě jué 解决？ How should we solve this problem?