决断
jué duàn
Pinyin

Definition

决断
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jué duàn
  1. to make a decision
  2. resolution
  3. decisiveness
  4. resolute

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不断
bù duàn
  1. 1 unceasing
  2. 2 uninterrupted
  3. 3 continuous
  4. 4 constant
断
duàn
  1. 1 to break
  2. 2 to snap
  3. 3 to cut off
  4. 4 to give up or abstain from sth
  5. 5 to judge
  6. 6 (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. 7 definitely
  8. 8 decidedly
果断
guǒ duàn
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 decisive
决定
jué dìng
  1. 1 to decide (to do something)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
  5. 5 certainly
决心
jué xīn
  1. 1 determination
  2. 2 resolution
  3. 3 determined
  4. 4 firm and resolute
  5. 5 to make up one's mind
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
解决
jiě jué
  1. 1 to settle (a dispute)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 to solve
  4. 4 to dispose of
  5. 5 to dispatch
中断
zhōng duàn
  1. 1 to cut short
  2. 2 to break off
  3. 3 to discontinue
  4. 4 to interrupt
切断
qiē duàn
  1. 1 to cut off
  2. 2 to sever
判断
pàn duàn
  1. 1 to judge
  2. 2 to determine
  3. 3 judgment
判断力
pàn duàn lì
  1. 1 ability to judge
  2. 2 judgment
判决
pàn jué
  1. 1 judgment (by a court of law)
  2. 2 to pass judgment on
  3. 3 to sentence
半决赛
bàn jué sài
  1. 1 semifinals
坚决
jiān jué
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 resolute
  3. 3 determined
垄断
lǒng duàn
  1. 1 to enjoy market dominance
  2. 2 to monopolize
对决
duì jué
  1. 1 confrontation
  2. 2 contest
  3. 3 showdown
打断
dǎ duàn
  1. 1 to interrupt
  2. 2 to break off
  3. 3 to break (a bone)
折断
zhé duàn
  1. 1 to snap sth off
  2. 2 to break
挂断
guà duàn
  1. 1 to hang up (a phone)
推断
tuī duàn
  1. 1 to infer
  2. 2 to deduce
  3. 3 to predict
  4. 4 to extrapolate
断奶
duàn nǎi
  1. 1 to wean

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
  1. 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
  2. 2 to break all friendly ties
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
断港绝潢
duàn gǎng jué huáng
  1. 1 to be unable to continue
  2. 2 to come to a dead end (idiom)
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to quote out of context (idiom)
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
  1. 1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
  1. 1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
柔肠寸断
róu cháng cùn duàn
  1. 1 lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
  2. 2 broken-hearted (idiom)
残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì
  1. 1 crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
决胜千里
jué shèng qiān lǐ
  1. 1 to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
源源不断
yuán yuán bù duàn
  1. 1 a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
独断专行
dú duàn zhuān xíng
  1. 1 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
  2. 2 a law unto oneself
独断独行
dú duàn dú xíng
  1. 1 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
  2. 2 a law unto oneself
当机立断
dāng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
眼穿肠断
yǎn chuān cháng duàn
  1. 1 waiting anxiously (idiom)
肝肠寸断
gān cháng cùn duàn
  1. 1 lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. grief-stricken

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