取决

取決

qǔjué

verb #35,818

Meanings

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

Characters

to take, obtain

Examples

成功取决于努力。

Chénggōng qǔjué yú nǔlì.

Success depends on effort.

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