决定jué dìngto decide
决定 (jué dìng) means "to decide" or "decision." It names choosing what to do, as in 我决定去中国 (I've decided to go to China) and 我决定学中文 (I've decided to study Chinese). It also appears in 这是我的决定 (This is my decision). This entry covers these two senses.
What does 决定 mean?
- 1.
to decideverb
- 2.
decisionnoun
What do the characters in 决定 mean?
- 决to decide
- 定to fix; to set; to make definite
How do you use 决定?
See it in 我决定去中国, 我决定学中文 and 这是我的决定.
What are some examples of 决定 in a sentence?
How is 决定 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你明年去哪儿?
Nǐ míngnián qù nǎr?
Where are you going next year?
- Speaker B:
我决定去中国。
Wǒ juédìng qù Zhōngguó.
I've decided to go to China.
- Speaker A:
真的吗?
Zhēn de ma?
Really?
- Speaker B:
真的,这是我的决定。
Zhēn de, zhè shì wǒ de juédìng.
Really. This is my decision.
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Related words
- 解决jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settleHSK 3
- 一定yí dìngsurely; certainly; definitelyHSK 3
- 定dìngto fix; to setHSK 4
- 肯定kěn dìngassuredly; definitelyHSK 4
- 不行bù xíngwon't doHSK 3
- 丢diūto loseHSK 3
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.