决不会 (jué bú huì) — (fixed phrase) will definitely not, never will

Definition

决不会 means 'definitely will not' — a strong, emphatic negative prediction or promise. Stronger than 不会, which just states ability or likelihood without emphasis.

verb
(fixed phrase) will definitely notnever will

Examples

  • 决不会。
    Wǒ jué bú huì wàng jì nǐ de bāng zhù.
    I will never forget your help.
  • 决不会。
    Tā jué bú huì fàng qì zhè ge jì huà.
    He will definitely not give up this plan.
  • 决不会。
    Wǒ men jué bú huì ràng zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng zài cì fā shēng.
    We will definitely not let this kind of situation happen again.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 決; 决 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
夬
夬guài決jué
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 決 has 氵 (water) and 夬, which gives the sound. This describes 決, not the simplified 决.

Open 决 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

Open 不 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →

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