果断 guǒduàn firm
firm; decisive
How to remember 果断: 果 fruit + 断 sever = firm.
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How it is used
- 'Decisive, resolute' - 果断的决定 (guǒduàn de juédìng) a decisive decision; 处理果断 to act decisively.
- Praises firm, quick action without hesitation.
- Opposite of 犹豫 (yóuyù, hesitant) and 优柔寡断 (indecisive) - 犹豫不决 (yóuyù-bùjué) unable to make up one's mind.
Example sentences
- 我做事该果断。 Wǒ zuòshì gāi guǒduàn.I should stop procrastinating.