取决

取決

qǔjué

verb HSK 7-9 #35,818

Meanings

1 to depend on
2 to hinge on
3 to be decided by

Characters

to take, obtain

Examples

HSK 6

成功取决于努力。

Chénggōng qǔjué yú nǔlì.

Success depends on effort.

HSK 6

我们去不去取决于天气。

Wǒmen qù bú qù qǔjué yú tiānqì.

Whether we go depends on the weather.

Tips

grammar

Almost always followed by 于 (yú, 'on/upon'): 取决于 X = 'depends on X'. Treat 取决于 as a fixed pattern - using 取决 alone is unusual outside set headlines.

Stroke Order

取 qǔ

决 jué