How to say “determination” in Chinese
determination; make up one's mind
“Determination” in Chinese is 决心, jué xīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
决心 is read jué xīn: 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”.
A picture of a heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.
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 “决心”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 决心. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他下了决心一定要学好汉语tāxiàlejuéxīn,yídìngyàoxuéhǎoHànyǔHe made up his mind to really master Chinese.
More words from the lesson “Bold and timid”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “determination” in Chinese?
“Determination” in Chinese is 决心, pinyin juéxīn.
What does 决心 mean?
决心 (juéxīn) means “determination; make up one's mind”.
How do you write 决心?
决心 is 2 characters: 决 (jué) — decide; 心 (xīn) — heart. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 决心?
决心 is read juéxīn. Tones: jué — second tone, xīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“determination” in the lesson “Bold and timid”
This word is from the topic “Character” of HSK 5. 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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