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坚决 (jiān jué) — firm; resolute; determined

Definition

坚决 is a firm, resolute stance or action — stronger and more about attitude than 坚定 (which describes a steady belief) and more about resolve than 果断 (which is about quick, timely decision-making).

adjective
firmresolutedetermined

Examples

  • 坚决。
    Wǒ men jiān jué zhī chí nǐ de jué dìng.
    We firmly support your decision.
  • 坚决。
    Tā jiān jué fǎn duì zhè ge jì huà.
    He firmly opposes this plan.
  • 坚决。
    Tā biǎo shì jiān jué de tài dù.
    She expressed a determined attitude.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

坚jiānfirm
决juéresolute

坚 means firm and 决 means resolute; together they describe determination.

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 堅; 坚 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔ
Sound part声符shēngfú
臤
臤qiān堅jiān
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 堅 pairs 臤, giving the sound, with 土, earth, giving the sense; the simplified 坚 is a later shorthand.

Open 坚 →

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 →
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