决定決定 juédìng — to decide, to make up one’s mind
juédìng (second tone, rising)jue2ding4
Traditional: 決定
to decide, to make up one’s mind
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 3· Three-band, nine-level standardverbnounMeasure word 个
Meanings
to decide, to make up one’s mind
To settle on a course of action after weighing it up. It is followed by a verb phrase — 决定去中国 — and 打算 is its weaker cousin: a plan, not yet a decision.
verba decision
noun
Example sentences
- 我决定明年去中国工作。我決定明年去中國工作。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) juédìng (second tone, rising) míngnián (second tone, rising) qù (fourth tone, falling) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) gōngzuò. (first tone, high and level)···
I’ve decided to go and work in China next year.
- 这个决定很重要，你要好好想想。這個決定很重要，你要好好想想。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) juédìng (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) zhòngyào, (fourth tone, falling) nǐ (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) hǎohāo (third tone, dipping) xiǎngxiang. (third tone, dipping)···
This is an important decision — think it over carefully.