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决心 (jué xīn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

决心 (jué xīn) is a Chinese word: determination. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 决心

名 míng noun

determination

他下定决心要学好中文。

tā xià dìng jué xīn yào xué hǎo zhōng wén

He made up his mind to learn Chinese well.

动 dòng verb

to be determined; to resolve

他决心要学好中文。

tā jué xīn yào xué hǎo zhōng wén

He is determined to learn Chinese well.

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Word breakdown

决 jué — decide; determine; make a decision

心 xīn — heart; mind; intention

Structure & writing
1 决 jué — to breach (of a dike); originally to channel water, later to have a dike broken open by water

决 is not used as a component in any other character.

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2 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
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心 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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