下
决
心

To determine in Chinese: 下决心 (xià jué xīn)

xià jué xīn

to determine

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 下決心1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to determine
  2. 2to resolve

Stroke order

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下
决
心

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄩㄝˊ

jué

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

下决心

Simplified

下決心

Traditional

Example sentences

See 下决心 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他下决心要把烟戒掉。

    tā xià jué xīn yào bǎ yān jiè diào。

    He resolved to quit smoking.

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Related words

下

xià

down

心

xīn

heart

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

解决

jiě jué

to solve

决定

jué dìng

to decide (to do something)

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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