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决

jué

HSK 3 Character Traditional 決

What 决 means

1. to decide
2. to determine
3. to execute (sb)
4. (of a dam etc) to breach or burst
5. definitely
6. certainly

Example sentences

• 取决于你
  Qǔjuéyú nǐ
  It's up to you.
• 决不放弃。
  Juébù fàngqì.
  Never give up.
• 我决定了。
  I've decided.
• 由你决定。
  How ever you like.
• 解决他们。
  Deal with them.
• 我还没决定。
  I haven't decided yet.

Words starting with 决

• 决定jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision
• 决心jué xīndetermination; resolution; determined
• 决赛jué sàifinals (of a competition)
• 决策jué cèstrategic decision; decision-making; policy decision
• 决不jué bùnot at all; simply (can) not
• 决议jué yìa resolution; to pass a resolution
• 决战jué zhàndecisive battle; to fight a decisive battle; to fight for supremacy in ...
• 决定性jué dìng xìngdecisive; conclusive
• 决斗jué dòuto duel; a duel; decisive struggle
• 决裂jué lièto rupture; to burst open; to break
• 决意jué yìto be determined
• 决策者jué cè zhěpolicymaker
• 决断jué duànto make a decision; resolution; decisiveness
• 决绝jué juéto sever all relations with sb; determined; decisive
• 决堤jué dī(of a watercourse) to breach its dike; (of dikes) to collapse
• 决议案jué yì ànresolution (of a meeting)
• 决算jué suànfinal account; to calculate the final bill; fig. to draw up plans to deal with sth
• 决胜jué shèngto determine victory; to obtain victory
• 决明jué míng(botany) cassia
• 决明子jué míng zǐ(botany) cassia seed
• 决定论jué dìng lùndeterminism
• 决口jué kǒu(of a watercourse) to breach its banks; (of a dam) to burst
• 决选名单jué xuǎn míng dānshort list
• 决策树jué cè shùdecision tree

Words containing 决

• 解决jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate…
• 坚决jiān juéfirm; resolute; determined
• 判决pàn juéjudgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence
• 表决biǎo juéto decide by vote; to vote
• 否决fǒu juéto veto; to overrule
• 取决于qǔ jué yúto hinge on; to be decided by; to depend on
• 下定决心xià dìng jué xīnto make a firm resolution
• 下决心xià jué xīnto determine; to resolve
• 裁决cái juéruling; adjudication
• 总决赛zǒng jué sàifinals (sports)
• 犹豫不决yóu yù bù juéhesitancy; indecision; to waver
• 半决赛bàn jué sàisemifinals
• 处决chǔ juéto execute (a condemned criminal)
• 枪决qiāng juéto execute by firing squad; same as 枪毙
• 先决条件xiān jué tiáo jiànprecondition; prerequisite
• 毅然决然yì rán jué ránwithout hesitation; resolutely; firmly
• 表决权biǎo jué quánright to vote; vote
• 速战速决sù zhàn sù jué(idiom) to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy; to resolve sth in the shortest time possible
• 公决gōng juépublic decision (by ballot); majority decision; a joint decision
• 可决kě juéto adopt; to pass; to vote approval (of a law etc)
• 对决duì juéconfrontation; contest; showdown
• 议决yì juéto decide (in a meeting); to resolve (i.e. pass a resolution)
• 多数决duō shù juémajority decision
• 全民公决quán mín gōng juéreferendum

Characters built on 夬

These share the phonetic component 夬 (guài), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 缺quēdeficiency; lack; scarce
• 诀juéto bid farewell; tricks of the trade; pithy mnemonic formula…
• 抉juéto pick out; to single out
• 炔quēalkyne; also pr. jué

Characters that look like 决

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 快kuàirapid; quick; speed
• 击jīto hit; to strike; to break
• 杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart
• 央yāngcenter; end; to beg
• 冻dòngto freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly
• 巫wūwitch; wizard; shaman

Sounds the same

Read jué, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 觉to feel; to find that; thinking
• 绝to cut short; extinct; to disappear
• 掘to dig
• 倔used in 倔强
• 爵ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility
• 角role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel
• 脚role (variant of 角
• 诀to bid farewell; tricks of the trade; pithy mnemonic formula…
• 厥to faint; to lose consciousness; his
• 蕨Pteridium aquilinum; bracken
• 攫to seize; to snatch; to grab
• 崛towering as a peak