决 jué decide
decide; to resolve; decisive
怎么记住“决”: 冫 ice + 夬 separate = decide. Out on the frozen lake the fisherman hears the ice crack and separate under his boots and has one second to decide.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
决 = 冫 ice + 夬 separate
- 冫 ice
- 夬 separate
Out on the frozen lake the fisherman hears the ice crack and separate under his boots and has one second to decide.
How it came to be
In the full form, water gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- To decide/resolve: 决定 (juédìng) to decide (the everyday verb): 我决定去 (wǒ juédìng qù) I've decided to go.
- 解决 (jiějué) = to solve/settle (a problem): 解决问题 (jiějué wèntí), note it's about resolving, not 'answering'.
- 决心 (juéxīn) = determination/resolve; 坚决 (jiānjué) = resolute/firm: 决 carries a sense of firmness and finality (决赛 juésài the decisive final).
含“决”的词语
- 决定juédìngdecideHSK 3
- 解决jiějuéto solveHSK 3
- 决心juéxīndeterminationHSK 5
- 决赛juésàifinals (of a competition)HSK 5
- 决策juécèstrategic decisionHSK 6
- 坚决jiānjuéfirmHSK 6
- 决议juéyìa resolutionHSK 7
- 判决pànjuéjudgment (by a court of law)HSK 7
- 取决qǔjuéto hinge onHSK 7
- 否决fǒujuéto vetoHSK 7
- 表决biǎojuéto decide by voteHSK 7
- 犹豫不决yóuyù-bùjuéhesitancyHSK 9
- 裁决cáijuérulingHSK 9
例句
- 这是大家的决定。 Zhè shì dàjiā de juédìng.This is everyone's decision.
- 他解决了这个问题。 Tā jiějuéle zhège wèntí.He solved this problem.
- 她决定亲自去一趟。 Tā juédìng qīnzì qù yí tàng.She decided to go in person.
- 这个决定符合现在的情况。 Zhège juédìng fúhé xiànzài de qíngkuàng.This decision is in line with the current situation.