決 (kyut3 | jue2 yue4 gui4) : decide; judge; conclude; definite

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決

kyut3

jue2 yue4 gui4

[1] [v] decide; determine; conclude; judge [2] [v] brust; break (dike) [3] certain; sure; definite [4] [v] put someone to death; execute a person

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

決 / 决

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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決定 kyut3 ding6 jue2 ding4 = to decide; decision

決心 kyut3 sam1 jue2 xin1 = to determine; to resolve; determination

解決 gaai2 kyut3 jie3 jue2 = to solve; to kill (informal)

決賽 kyut3 coi3 jue2 sai4 = the final (match)

半決賽 bun3 kyut3 coi3 ban4 jue2 sai4 = semifinal, semi-final

堅決 gin1 kyut3 jian1 jue2 = firm; resolute; determined

決不 kyut3 bat1 jue2 bu4 = not at all; absolutely not; resolutely not; simply not 國

決口 kyut3 hau2 jue2 kou3 = be breached; to burst

決戰 kyut3 zin3 jue2 zhan4 = decisive battle; pivotal battle

決策 kyut3 caak3 jue2 ce4 = to make a strategic decision
See all 55 compounds (CantoDict reports 56 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 決

我而家要決定。粵
I have to decide now.

昨天已經決定了。國
It was already decided yesterday.

讀書，你決定去美國定去法國呀？粵
Have you decided to go to America or France to study?

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 決
Unicode code for this character: U+6C7A (off-site link)

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