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决定

jué dìng · jue ding

Traditional 決定

HSK 3Measure words: 个 gè, 项 xiàng

Meaning

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  1. to decide (to do something)
  2. to resolve
  3. decision
  4. certainly
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I have decided

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)决定了(juédìngle)，明天(míngtiān)开始(kāishǐ)跑步(pǎobù)！

    I have decided. I start running tomorrow!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上个月(shànggèyuè)也(yě)这么(zhème)决定(juédìng)过(guò)。

    You decided that last month too.

  3. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)，我(wǒ)连(lián)鞋(xié)都(dōu)买了(mǎile)。

    This time is different. I even bought shoes.

  4. Liangliang

    鞋(xié)买了(mǎile)，那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)决定(juédìng)呢(ne)？

    You bought shoes. What about your decision?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)决定(juédìng)……明天(míngtiān)再(zài)决定(juédìng)。

    I have decided... to decide again tomorrow.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)决定(juédìng)明天(míngtiān)来(lái)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)。

    OK, I decide to come and wake you up tomorrow.

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Usage

决定 works as both a verb, ‘to decide’, and a noun, ‘a decision’.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)决(jué)定(dìng)明(míng)天(tiān)去(qù)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)学(xué)习(xí)。

I decided to go to the library to study tomorrow.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)决(jué)定(dìng)对(duì)大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)很(hěn)重(zhòng)要(yào)。

This decision is very important to everyone.

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决
jué

to decide; to determine

定
dìng

to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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