How to say “decide” in Chinese
decide; decision
“Decide” in Chinese is 决定, jué dìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
决定 is read jué dìng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 冫 “ice”.
On top, 宀 “roof”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “决定”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 决定. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我决定换工作wǒjuédìnghuàngōngzuòI've decided to change jobs.
- 父母很支持我的决定fùmǔhěnzhīchíwǒdejuédìngMy parents really support my decision.
- 他没考上研究生于是决定先工作tāméikǎoshàngyánjiūshēng,yúshìjuédìngxiāngōngzuòHe didn't get into grad school, so he decided to work first.
- 想来想去，我还是决定去。xiǎngláixiǎngqù,wǒháishijuédìngqùI thought and thought and in the end decided to go.
- 大学毕业以后，他决定自己创业。dàxuébìyèyǐhòu,tājuédìngzìjǐchuàngyèAfter university he decided to start his own business.
- 这是一个重大的决定zhèshìyígezhòngdàdejuédìngIt's a big decision.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “decide” in Chinese?
“Decide” in Chinese is 决定, pinyin juédìng.
What does 决定 mean?
决定 (juédìng) means “decide; decision”.
How do you write 决定?
决定 is 2 characters: 决 (jué) — decide; 定 (dìng) — set, fix; firmly. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 决定?
决定 is read juédìng. Tones: jué — second tone, dìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“decide” in the lesson “Plans and decisions”
This word is from the topic “Work and business” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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