决 jué — to decide; to determine; to resolve

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jué

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #523

Variant: 決

jué jue2

Basic definition

verb
  1. to decide; to determine; to resolve e.g 决定决心决断
  2. to burst; to breach (a dyke); to break e.g 决口溃决
  3. to judge; to decide; to settle e.g 判决裁决决赛
adverb
  1. definitely; absolutely; certainly e.g 决不决然

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (形声。从水，夬( guài)声。本义:疏通水道，使水流出去)
  2. dig;dredge e.g 决江 · 决汩 · 决子军 · 决泄
  3. burst;be breached e.g 决水 · 决溢，决泆 · 决溃
  4. break e.g 决眥 · 决羽 · 决坼 · 决浮云
  5. leave e.g 决去 · 决别 · 决舍
  6. decide e.g 决平 · 决正 · 决市 · 决志 · 决制
  7. judge e.g 决狱 · 决囚 · 决杖 · 决配 · 决滞 · 决宪 · 决知 · 决理
  8. put to death;execute sb. e.g 决不待时 · 决囚 · 决刑 · 决期
  9. contest e.g 决胜决斗
  10. damage
  11. select
  12. whip
  13. fester
  14. exhaust
adverb
  1. certainly e.g 决然
  2. for worlds

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