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决定性 (jué dìng xìng) — decisiveness

Definition

Decisiveness as a quality (a leader's 决定性); describes the ability to make clear, firm choices. Often paired with 关键 to mean 'decisive/critical' (决定性时刻).

noun
decisiveness

Examples

  • 决定性。
    Zhè ge jué dìng tǐ xiàn le tā de jué dìng xìng.
    This decision reflects his decisiveness.
  • ，决定性。
    Zài guān jiàn shí kè, jué dìng xìng fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    At critical moments, decisiveness is very important.
  • 决定性。
    Lǐng dǎo zhě de jué dìng xìng jué dìng le tuán duì de xiào lǜ.
    The leader's decisiveness determines the team's efficiency.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

决定decide
决juédecide定dìngdetermine
联合Coordinate
性xìngness

决定 carries the sense of deciding, and 性 gives the quality, 'decisiveness'.

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 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng定dìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

定 is built from 宀 and 正, with 正 supplying the sound.

Open 定 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →
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