Chinese symbol for “determined”
坚决
jiān jué
Traditional: 堅決
firm; resolute; determined
The closest CC-CEDICT match for determined is 坚决 (jiān jué), defined as: firm; resolute; determined.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “determined”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 铁 (鐵) | tiě | iron (metal); arms |
| 铁了心 (鐵了心) | tiě le xīn | determined; unshakable |
| 决心 (決心) | jué xīn | determination; resolution |
| 狠 | hěn | ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute |
| 有决心 (有決心) | yǒu jué xīn | determined |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 坚决.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坚持 (堅持) | jiān chí | to persevere with; to persist in |
| 坚强 (堅強) | jiān qiáng | staunch; strong |
| 坚定 (堅定) | jiān dìng | firm; steady |
| 坚守 (堅守) | jiān shǒu | to hold fast to; to stick to |
| 坚信 (堅信) | jiān xìn | to believe firmly; without any doubt |
| 决定 (決定) | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng)) |
| 解决 (解決) | jiě jué | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) |
| 决议 (決議) | jué yì | a resolution; to pass a resolution |
See also: Japanese symbol for “determined”.
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