果断

果斷

guǒduàn

adjective HSK 7-9 #17,524

Meanings

To decide with resolution.

HSK 3

领导者需要果断的性格。

Lǐngdǎozhě xūyào guǒduàn de xìnggé.

A leader needs a decisive personality.

HSK 5

在关键时刻，他果断地做出了决定。

Zài guānjiàn shíkè, tā guǒduàn de zuòchū le juédìng.

At the critical moment, he made a resolute decision.

HSK 6

她做事很果断，从不犹豫。

Tā zuòshì hěn guǒduàn, cóngbù yóuyù.

She is very decisive in her actions, never hesitating.

usage

A positive word. The opposite is 犹豫 (hesitant) or 优柔寡断 (indecisive). Can be used as an adjective or adverb: 果断地 (decisively).

memory

果 (fruit/result) + 断 (to cut/decide) = cutting to the result quickly = decisive.

果 guǒ

断 duàn