决 (jué): to decide, to determine, to execute (sb)
决 (jué) is a Chinese character meaning “to decide.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冫 (structural) and 夬 (structural). It ranks #273 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to decide
- to determine
- to execute (sb)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 决
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 决定verb/noun | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) | 3 |
| 解决verb | jiě jué | to solve | 3 |
| 决赛verb/noun | jué sài | finals (of a competition) | 5 |
| 决心noun/verb | jué xīn | determination | 5 |
| 坚决adjective | jiān jué | firm | 6 |
| 决策verb/noun | jué cè | strategic decision | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 决不 | jué bù | not at all |
| 判决 | pàn jué | judgment (by a court of law) |
| 取决于 | qǔ jué yú | to hinge on |
| 裁决 | cái jué | ruling |
| 决斗 | jué dòu | to duel |
| 处决 | chǔ jué | to execute (a condemned criminal) |
| 否决 | fǒu jué | to veto |
| 下定决心 | xià dìng jué xīn | to make a firm resolution |
| 表决 | biǎo jué | to decide by vote |
| 决战 | jué zhàn | decisive battle |
| 决议 | jué yì | a resolution |
| 决定性 | jué dìng xìng | decisive |
| 速决 | sù jué | quick decision |
| 犹豫不决 | yóu yù bù jué | hesitancy |
| 半决赛 | bàn jué sài | semifinals |
决 appears in 85 compound words: 33 as the first character, 41 as the last, and 26 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 决 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
to take prompt action to achieve a quick victory; to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy
issue that needs to be addressed first (before another issue can be resolved)
Example Sentences
他下定决心要戒烟，为了家人的健康着想。
Tā xià dìng juéxīn yào jiè yān, wèi le jiārén de jiànkāng zhuóxiǎng.
He made up his mind to quit smoking for the health of his family.
美贸易代表:关税裁决不影响中美贸易协议 也不影响特朗普访华
měi mào yì dài biǎo : guān shuì cái jué bù yǐng xiǎng zhōng měi mào yì xié yì yě bù yǐng xiǎng tè lǎng pǔ fǎng huá
U.S. Trade Representative: The tariff ruling will not affect the Sino-US trade agreement nor will it affect Trump's visit to China
“超级皖”美食争霸赛总决赛收官 豆腐发源地淮南夺冠
chāo jí 皖 měi shí zhēng bà sài zǒng jué sài shōu guān dòu fǔ fā yuán dì huái nán duó guàn
The finals of the "Super Anhui" Food Championship ended with Huainan, the birthplace of tofu, winning the championship
...朗普向全球加征关税至15% 回应最高院判决 另引例实施150日
. . . lǎng pǔ xiàng quán qiú jiā zhēng guān shuì zhì 1 5 huí yīng zuì gāo yuàn pàn jué lìng yǐn lì shí shī 1 5 0 rì
... Trump imposed tariffs on the world to 15% in response to the Supreme Court's ruling and cited another example for 150 days
...队如何断加拿大连霸梦?三个维度解读史诗对决
. . . duì rú hé duàn jiā ná dà lián bà mèng ? sān gè wéi dù jiě dòu shǐ shī duì jué
... How did the team break Canada's dream of winning back-to-back championships? Interpret the epic showdown in three dimensions
...理会就利比亚局势展开磋商 中方呼吁和平解决政治分..
. . . lǐ huì jiù lì bǐ yà jú shì zhǎn kāi cuō shāng zhōng fāng hū xū hé píng xiè jué zhèng zhì fēn . .
... Council to start consultations on Libya situation China calls for peaceful resolution of political separat...
他为什么仍然犹豫不决？
Tā wèishénme réngrán yóuyùbùjué?
Why did he remain hesitant?
我决定去美国，而不是欧洲。
Wǒ juédìng qù Měiguó, ér bù shì ōuzhōu.
Instead of going to Europe, I decided to go to America.
花子决心要去巴黎。
Huāzi juéxīn yào qù Bālí.
Hanako is set on going to Paris.
她决心要辞职离开公司。
Tā juéxīn yào cízhí líkāi gōngsī.
She is determined to leave the company.
Character Family
冫 Radical Family — Characters sharing the ice radical
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