决定
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
决定 (juédìng) · to decide
决定 (juédìng) means “to decide; decision”. It is written with 2 characters: 决 (to decide) + 定 (to decide). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 决定 is built
The characters
决 jué · to decide
What 决 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
定 dìng · to decide
What 定 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
Origin hint: A person 疋 settling under a roof 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我决定明年去中国留学。Wǒ juédìng míngnián qù Zhōngguó liúxué.I've decided to study in China next year.
这个决定是谁做的？Zhège juédìng shì shéi zuò de?Who made this decision?
Questions about 决定
What does 决定 mean?
决定 (juédìng) means “to decide; decision”.
How do you pronounce 决定?
决定 is pronounced juédìng.
Which HSK level is 决定?
决定 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 坚决jiānjuéfirm
- 解决jiějuéto solve
- 决赛juésàifinals (of a competition)
- 决心juéxīndetermination
- 表决biǎojuéto vote
- 否决fǒujuéto veto
- 决策juécèdecision
- 判决pànjuécourt judgment
- 不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily
- 一定yīdìngcertainly
Learn 决定 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.