Chinese Traditional: 下定決心
Chinese Simplified: 下定决心
Pinyin: xia4 ding4 jue2 xin1
Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
English Meaning: to make up one's mind, to be determined, to make a firm resolution

Example Sentences:

我下定決心每天看一本書。
我下定决心每天看一本书。
wo3 xia4 ding4 jue2 xin1 mei3 tian1 kan4 yi4 ben3 shu1.
I have made up my mind to read one book every day.
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Related Words:

 

xià

1. under, down 2. next 3. to go down 4. to play (chess) 5. number of times 6. to drop, to fall (rain, snow) 7. to form (a decision, an opinion) 8. to put in 9. (a measure word for the frequency of an action) 10. to alight, to get out of, to leave

Here: to form (a decision, an opinion, etc.)

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dìng

1. to set, to fix 2. to determine, to decide 3. stable, calm 4. certainly 5. steady, fixed 6. to put down, to suppress 7. to establish, to prepare the ground for 8. to settle, to resolve 9. to order, to reserve

Here: to determine, to decide

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決心   决心

jué xīn

determination, resolution

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