决议 (jué yì) — resolution (a formal decision made by a group, especially at a meeting)

Definition

决议 is a formal resolution passed by a group (committee, assembly, congress) — a document-like, official decision. 决心 is a personal determination, not a group's ruling.

noun
resolution (a formal decision made by a group, especially at a meeting)
Measure word · 项

Examples

  • 决议。
    Zhè xiàng jué yì dé dào le quán tǐ dài biǎo de zhī chí.
    This resolution received the support of all representatives.
  • 决议。
    Wěi yuán huì yí zhì tōng guò le zhè xiàng jué yì.
    The committee unanimously passed this resolution.
  • 决议。
    Guān yú qì hòu biàn huà de jué yì yǐ jīng zhèng shì shēng xiào.
    The resolution on climate change has officially taken effect.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

决juédecided
议yìproposal

决 gives the idea of a settled decision, while 议 refers to a proposal discussed by a group, together meaning a formal resolution.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 議; 议 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yántalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
義
義yì議⁰yì
Same sound today

The traditional form 議 pairs 言 (talk) with 義 as a sound component; the simplified 议 is a later shorthand.

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