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决心

jué xīn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 決心 Measure word 个

决心 (jué xīn) means "determination". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 决心 means

1. determination
2. resolution
3. determined
4. firm and resolute
5. to make up one's mind

The characters in 决心

• 决juéto decide; to determine; to execute (sb)
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

Example sentences

• 他决心去英国。
  He is determined to go to England.
• 他决心要当医生。
  He made a determination to be a doctor.
• 我们要下决心了。
  We've got to have determination.
• 花子决心要去巴黎。
  Huāzi juéxīn yào qù Bālí.
  Hanako is set on going to Paris.
• 我们决心保卫祖国。
  Wǒmen juéxīn bǎowèizǔguó.
  We are determined to protect the motherland.
• 我还没有下定决心。
  I haven't made up my mind yet.

Words containing 决心

• 下定决心xià dìng jué xīnto make a firm resolution
• 下决心xià jué xīnto determine; to resolve
• 有决心yǒu jué xīndetermined

Where 决心 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Courage, Determination & Hardship (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jué xīn correctly.
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