果断
Old HSK 6
果断 (guǒduàn) · decisive
果断 (guǒduàn) means “decisive; resolute”. It is written with 2 characters: 果 (fruit) + 断 (to break). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 果断 is built
The characters
果 guǒ · fruit
What 果 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Fruit 田 growing on a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
断 duàn · to break
What 断 is made of
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 下xià — below
Origin hint: Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
遇到问题时，他总是很果断。Yùdào wèntí shí, tā zǒngshì hěn guǒduàn.He is always decisive when facing problems.
她果断地拒绝了那个要求。Tā guǒduàn de jùjué le nàge yāoqiú.She firmly turned down that request.
Questions about 果断
What does 果断 mean?
果断 (guǒduàn) means “decisive; resolute”.
How do you pronounce 果断?
果断 is pronounced guǒduàn.
Which HSK level is 果断?
果断 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 结果jiéguǒresult
- 如果rúguǒif
- 成果chéngguǒresult
- 果然guǒránsure enough
- 果汁guǒzhīfruit juice
- 后果hòuguǒconsequence
- 苹果píngguǒapple
- 效果xiàoguǒeffect
- 果实guǒshífruit
Learn 果断 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.