下定决心
xià dìng jué xīn
Pinyin

Definition

下定决心
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xià dìng jué xīn
  1. to make a firm resolution

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一定
yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
下
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
下来
xià lai
  1. 1 to come down
  2. 2 (completed action marker)
  3. 3 (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
  4. 4 (indicates continuation from the past towards us)
  5. 5 to be harvested (of crops)
  6. 6 to be over (of a period of time)
  7. 7 to go among the masses (said of leaders)
下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 p.m.
下去
xià qù
  1. 1 to go down
  2. 2 to descend
  3. 3 to go on
  4. 4 to continue
  5. 5 (of a servant) to withdraw
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
下雨
xià yǔ
  1. 1 to rain
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
心
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
决定
jué dìng
  1. 1 to decide (to do something)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
  5. 5 certainly
真心
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 CL:片[piàn]
开心
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
一下子
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
一心
yī xīn
  1. 1 wholeheartedly
  2. 2 heart and soul
一心一意
yī xīn yī yì
  1. 1 concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
  2. 2 single-minded
  3. 3 bent on
  4. 4 intently
上下
shàng xià
  1. 1 up and down
  2. 2 top and bottom
  3. 3 old and new
  4. 4 length
  5. 5 about
下半年
xià bàn nián
  1. 1 second half of the year
下场
xià chǎng
  1. 1 to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
  2. 2 to take part in some activity
  3. 3 to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)

Idioms (20)

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
不愧下学
bù kuì xià xué
  1. 1 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我上个月下定决心学开车，已经学了两个星期了，觉得开车好难。
wǒ shàng ge yuè xiàdìng juéxīn xué kāichē ，yǐjīng xué le liǎng gè xīngqī le ，juéde kāichē hǎo nán 。
Last month I resolved to learn how to drive, I've already studied for two weeks but I think that driving is very difficult.
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下定决心
xiàdìng juéxīn
To be determined.
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我下定决心学好中文。
wǒ xiàdìng juéxīn xuéhǎo Zhōngwén 。
I am determined to learn Chinese.
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当然报了，我爸妈都说现在公务员就是金饭碗，反正我是下定决心今后就走这条路了。
dāngrán bào le ，wǒ bàmā dōu shuō xiànzài gōngwùyuán jiùshì jīnfànwǎn ，fǎnzhèng wǒ shì xiàdìng juéxīn jīnhòu jiù zǒu zhè tiáo lù le 。
Of course I did. My parents say a job as a government employee is a secure and well paying job. Either way, I'm determined to go this route.
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反正我已经下定决心了，而且我有信心。
fǎnzhèng wǒ yǐjīng xiàdìng juéxīn le ，érqiě wǒ yǒu xìnxīn 。
Either way, I'm already determined and I'm pretty confident about it.
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