下决心

下決心

xiàjuéxīn

phrase #15,655

Meanings

To set one's resolve.

HSK 1

我下决心要学好中文。

Wǒ xiàjuéxīn yào xuéhǎo Zhōngwén.

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

HSK 4

你必须下决心改掉这个坏习惯。

Nǐ bìxū xiàjuéxīn gǎidiào zhège huài xíguàn.

You must be determined to break this bad habit.

HSK 5

她终于下决心辞职了。

Tā zhōngyú xiàjuéxīn cízhí le.

She finally made up her mind to resign.

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