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决策 (jué cè) — (verb) to make a decision; to determine policy; (noun) decision; decision-making

Definition

决策 (juécè) is a formal, business/policy term for 'decision' or 'to make a decision,' used for strategic or organizational choices. Compared with 决定, it is more official and written; use 决定 for everyday personal decisions.

verb
to make a decisionto determine policy
noun
decisiondecision-making

Examples

  • 决策。
    Wǒ men yào jǐn kuài jué cè.
    We need to make a decision quickly.
  • 决策。
    Zhè shì yí gè zhòng yào de jué cè.
    This is an important decision.
  • 决策。
    Gōng sī de jué cè bì xū kǎo lǜ yuán gōng lì yì.
    The company's decision must consider employee interests.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

决juédecide
策cèpolicy

决 decide and 策 policy combine to mean making a policy decision.

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.

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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
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
朿
朿cì策cè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

策 pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 朿 as a sound part.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Management

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