果断 guǒduàn▶ decisivo

Stroke order

果断 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

• 果 — 8 strokes
• 断 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. firm
2. decisive

Related words

• 中断interrumpir
• 垄断monopolio
• 断定estar seguro; averiguar
• 断绝estar seguro; averiguar
• 片断Fragmento
• 断romper

果断 is pronounced guǒduàn and means “decisivo”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 果断 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.