决心 (juéxīn) · determination

决心 (juéxīn) means “determination; to make up one's mind”. It is written with 2 characters: 决 (to decide) + 心 (heart). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 决心 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

心 xīn · heart

What 心 is made of

心 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.

Origin hint: A heart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他下决心每天早上跑步。Tā xià juéxīn měi tiān zǎoshang pǎobù.He made up his mind to run every morning.

她学习汉语的决心很大。Tā xuéxí Hànyǔ de juéxīn hěn dà.She is very determined to learn Chinese.

Questions about 决心

What does 决心 mean?

决心 (juéxīn) means “determination; to make up one's mind”.

How do you pronounce 决心?

决心 is pronounced juéxīn.

Which HSK level is 决心?

决心 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

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Learn 决心 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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