当机立断 dāngjī-lìduàn to make prompt decisions (idiom)
How to remember 当机立断: 当 act as + 机 machine + 立 to stand + 断 sever = to make prompt decisions (idiom).
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- Idiom: to decide decisively at the critical moment - 遇到危险要当机立断 (yùdào wēixiǎn yào dāngjī-lìduàn) in danger you must act decisively.
- Praises swift, resolute decision-making without hesitation when it counts.
- Antonym in spirit is 犹豫不决 (yóuyù-bùjué, to dither indecisively).