决 (jué) — to decide, to determine (bound form; used in 决定, 决心, etc.); definitely, certainly (bound form; used in 决不, 决非, etc.); to execute (a criminal) (bound form; used in 处决)
Definition
决 is a bound morpheme — it never stands alone. It means 'to decide / firmly' and combines with other characters to form words like 决定 (decide), 决心 (determination), 决不 (definitely not), 处决 (execute).
bound form
to decideto determine (bound form; used in 决定, 决心, etc.)definitelycertainly (bound form; used in 决不, 决非, etc.)to execute (a criminal) (bound form; used in 处决)
Examples
- 。Tā jué dìng yào qù zhōng guó liú xué.He decided to go study abroad in China.
- 。Dà jiā jué bú fàng qì zhè ge jì huà.Everyone absolutely will not give up on this plan.
- 。Nà ge zuì fàn bèi yī fǎ chǔ jué le.That criminal was executed according to law.
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