当断则断
dāng duàn zé duàn
Pinyin

Definition

当断则断
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dāng duàn zé duàn
  1. to make a decision when it's time to decide

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不断
bù duàn
  1. 1 unceasing
  2. 2 uninterrupted
  3. 3 continuous
  4. 4 constant
则
zé
  1. 1 (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
  2. 2 then
  3. 3 standard
  4. 4 norm
  5. 5 principle
  6. 6 to imitate
  7. 7 to follow
  8. 8 classifier for written items
否则
fǒu zé
  1. 1 if not
  2. 2 otherwise
  3. 3 else
  4. 4 or else
断
duàn
  1. 1 to break
  2. 2 to snap
  3. 3 to cut off
  4. 4 to give up or abstain from sth
  5. 5 to judge
  6. 6 (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. 7 definitely
  8. 8 decidedly
果断
guǒ duàn
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 decisive
当
dāng
  1. 1 to be
  2. 2 to act as
  3. 3 manage
  4. 4 withstand
  5. 5 when
  6. 6 during
  7. 7 ought
  8. 8 should
  9. 9 match equally
  10. 10 equal
  11. 11 same
  12. 12 obstruct
  13. 13 just at (a time or place)
  14. 14 on the spot
  15. 15 right
  16. 16 just at
当初
dāng chū
  1. 1 at that time
  2. 2 originally
当年
dāng nián
  1. 1 in those days
  2. 2 then
  3. 3 in those years
  4. 4 during that time
当时
dāng shí
  1. 1 then
  2. 2 at that time
  3. 3 while
当然
dāng rán
  1. 1 only natural
  2. 2 as it should be
  3. 3 certainly
  4. 4 of course
  5. 5 without doubt
相当
xiāng dāng
  1. 1 equivalent to
  2. 2 appropriate
  3. 3 considerably
  4. 4 to a certain extent
  5. 5 fairly
  6. 6 quite
上当
shàng dàng
  1. 1 taken in (by sb's deceit)
  2. 2 to be fooled
  3. 3 to be duped
不当
bù dàng
  1. 1 unsuitable
  2. 2 improper
  3. 3 inappropriate
不规则
bù guī zé
  1. 1 irregular
中断
zhōng duàn
  1. 1 to cut short
  2. 2 to break off
  3. 3 to discontinue
  4. 4 to interrupt
了当
liǎo dàng
  1. 1 frank
  2. 2 outspoken
  3. 3 ready
  4. 4 settled
  5. 5 in order
  6. 6 (old) to deal with
  7. 7 to handle
亚当
Yà dāng
  1. 1 Adam
便当
biàn dāng
  1. 1 convenient
  2. 2 handy
  3. 3 easy
  4. 4 bento (a meal in a partitioned box)
  5. 5 lunchbox
充当
chōng dāng
  1. 1 to serve as
  2. 2 to act as
  3. 3 to play the role of
判断
pàn duàn
  1. 1 to judge
  2. 2 to determine
  3. 3 judgment

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
上一次当，学一次乖
shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi
  1. 1 to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy
不俭则匮
bù jiǎn zé kuì
  1. 1 wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
俭则不缺
jiǎn zé bù quē
  1. 1 frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
  1. 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
  2. 2 to break all friendly ties
势不可当
shì bù kě dāng
  1. 1 impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
勤则不匮
qín zé bù kuì
  1. 1 If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
大敌当前
dà dí dāng qián
  1. 1 facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties
  2. 2 Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud
大而无当
dà ér wú dàng
  1. 1 grandiose but impractical (idiom)
  2. 2 large but of no real use
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
  1. 1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
好汉做事好汉当
hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng
  1. 1 daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
  2. 2 a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
  3. 3 the buck stops here
学而优则仕
xué ér yōu zé shì
  1. 1 one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

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