下决心

下決心

xiàjuéxīn

phrase HSK 7-9 #15,655

Meanings

To set one's resolve.

我下决心要学好中文。

Wǒ xiàjuéxīn yào xué hǎo Zhōngwén.

I've made up my mind to learn Chinese well.

她终于下决心辞职了。

Tā zhōngyú xiàjuéxīn cízhí le.

She finally made up her mind to resign.

你必须下决心改掉这个坏习惯。

Nǐ bìxū xiàjuéxīn gǎidiào zhègè huài xíguàn.

You must be determined to break this bad habit.

grammar

下决心 is a verb-object (离合词) construction. 下 means 'to set down/commit to'. Pattern: 下决心 + (要) + verb phrase.

usage

Synonymous with 下定决心, which is slightly more emphatic.

下 xià

决 jué

心 xīn