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  kyut3   jyutping
  jue2   pinyin
[1] [v] decide; determine; judge
[2] [v] execute (a person); put sb to death
[3] [adj] determined; resolute; decisive
[4] [adv] definitely; certainly; under any circumstances
[5] [v] burst; split; make a breach in

Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: adjectiveadverb
Stroke count: 7
Level: 1
Radical: (#85)

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

This word has been viewed 8829 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Feb 2014 10:41

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detail  kyut3 ding6  jue2 ding4 = to decide; decision
detail  kyut3 sam1  jue2 xin1 = to determine; to resolve; determination
detail  gaai2 kyut3  jie3 jue2 = to solve; to kill (informal)
detail  kyut3 coi3  jue2 sai4 = the final (match)
detail  bun3 kyut3 coi3  ban4 jue2 sai4 = semifinal, semi-final
detail  gin1 kyut3  jian1 jue2 = firm; resolute; determined
detail  kyut3 bat1  jue2 bu4 = not at all; absolutely not; resolutely not; simply not
detail  kyut3 hau2  jue2 kou3 = be breached; to burst
detail  kyut3 zin3  jue2 zhan4 = decisive battle; pivotal battle
detail  kyut3 caak3  jue2 ce4 = to make a strategic decision
See all 53 compounds (CantoDict reports 54 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 決
detail audio 而家決定
I have to decide now.
detail 昨天已經決定
It was already decided yesterday.
detail 讀書決定美國法國
Have you decided to go to America or France to study?
detail 萬大事有得解決
No matter how formidable this problem seems, it can be solved.
detail 佢哋開緊會決定員工命運
They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees.
[The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ]

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