We've got to have determination.
下决心
to determine
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Meaning and common use
to determine
to resolve
How 下决心 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 下决心 appears in 4 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
I decided to come to Japan last year.
She's determined to become a secretary.
Words that keep company with 下决心.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 下决心.
Directly before
- 去年下决心2
- 她下决心1
- 要下决心1
Directly after
- 下决心要2
- 下决心来1
- 下决心了1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 下决心
What does 下决心 mean in Chinese?
下决心 (xiàjuéxīn) means to determine.
How do you pronounce 下决心?
下决心 is pronounced xiàjuéxīn.
Is 下决心 an HSK word?
下决心 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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