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毅然决然

毅然決然
yìránjuérán
idiom #49,090

Meanings

  1. 1 resolutely and without hesitation
  2. 2 with firm determination

Examples

她毅然决然地辞掉工作，去乡下教书。
Tā yìránjuérán de cídiào gōngzuò, qù xiāngxia jiāoshū.
She resolutely quit her job and went to teach in the countryside.
面对压力，他毅然决然地选择了说出真相。
Miànduì yālì, tā yìránjuérán de xuǎnzé le shuō chū zhēnxiàng.
Faced with pressure, he resolutely chose to tell the truth.

Tips

grammar
Almost always followed by 地 + verb. Modifies a one-time decisive action, not an ongoing state.
memory
Two -然 (rán, '-ly') endings stacked together. The doubled adverbial suffix amplifies the resolve: 'firm-ly, decided-ly.'

Stroke Order

毅 yì
然 rán
决 jué