下決心 [－决－]

Jyutping haa6 kyut3 sam1
Pinyin xià jué xīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to determine
  2. to resolve
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to make a decision; to be determined or resolved to do something
    (syn.) 判決, 扚起心肝, 決心, 下老毛, 判决, 决意, 決定, 滿意, 决定, 决断, 决心, 决计, 決計, 拍板, 狠心, 決斷, 满意, 定夺, 定奪, 決意
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4457
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我去年下决心来日本。
    我去年下決心來日本。
    wǒ qù nián xià jué xīn lái rì běn 。
    • I decided to come to Japan last year.
  2. Mandarin
    我去年下决心要到日本来。
    我去年下決心要到日本來。
    wǒ qù nián xià jué xīn yào dào rì běn lái 。
    • I decided to come to Japan last year.
    • Last year, I decided to come to Japan.
  3. Mandarin
    她下决心要成为秘书。
    她下決心要成為秘書。
    tā xià jué xīn yào chéng wéi mì shū 。
    • She made up her mind to be a secretary.
    • She's determined to become a secretary.
  4. Mandarin
    我们要下决心了。
    我們要下決心了。
    wǒ men yào xià jué xīn le 。
    • We've got to have determination.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    成功戒毒嘅人，如果唔下决心自制，仍然有机会重蹈覆辙。
    成功戒毒嘅人，如果唔下決心自制，仍然有機會重蹈覆轍。
    sing4 gung1 gaai3 duk6 ge3 jan4, jyu4 gwo2 m4 haa6 kyut3 sam1 zi6 zai3, jing4 jin4 jau5 gei1 wui6 cung3 dou6 fuk1 cit3.
    • If those who quit drugs can't make up their mind to restrain themselves, they may repeat their mistake.