决定

Character by character

• 决jué6 strokesHSK 3 traditional 決decide, determine, judge
• 定dìng8 strokesHSK 2decide, settle, fix

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Example sentences

• 由你决定。

  Yóu nǐ jué dìng

  How ever you like.

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• 我决定去那里。

  Wǒ jué dìng qù nà li

  I made up my mind to go there.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 决定. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 一定yī dìngHSK 2

  surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must

• 解决jiě juéHSK 3

  to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)

• 肯定kěn dìngHSK 5

  to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)

• 定dìngHSK 4

  to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order

• 确定què dìngHSK 3

  definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)

• 规定guī dìngHSK 3

  to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

• 稳定wěn dìngHSK 4

  steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify

• 决赛jué sàiHSK 3

  finals (of a competition)

• 固定gù dìngHSK 4

  to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular

• 定位dìng wèiHSK 6

  to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche

• 制定zhì dìngHSK 3

  to draw up; to formulate

• 注定zhù dìngHSK 7

  to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably

• 判决pàn juéHSK 7

  judgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence

• 不一定bù yī dìngHSK 2

  not necessarily; maybe

• 决心jué xīnHSK 3

  determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind

• 鉴定jiàn dìngHSK 6

  to appraise; to identify; to evaluate

• 认定rèn dìngHSK 5

  to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with

• 约定yuē dìngHSK 6

  to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation

• 决不jué bùHSK 5

  not at all; simply (can) not

• 说不定shuō bu dìngHSK 4

  can't say for sure; maybe

• 指定zhǐ dìngHSK 6

  to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated

• 坚定jiān dìngHSK 5

  firm; steady; staunch; resolute

• 定义dìng yìHSK 7

  definition; to define

• 取决于qǔ jué yúHSK 7

  to hinge on; to be decided by; to depend on