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果断

guǒ duàn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 果斷

果断 (guǒ duàn) means "firm; decisive". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 果断 means

1. firm
2. decisive

The characters in 果断

• 果guǒfruit; result; resolute
• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off

Example sentences

• 我做事该果断。
  Wǒ zuòshì gāi guǒduàn.
  I should stop procrastinating.

Words containing 果断

• 英明果断yīng míng guǒ duànwise and resolute

Where 果断 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · guǎng–Guó (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read guǒ duàn correctly.
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