果断 guǒduàn▶ tegas

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menginterupsi
• 垄断monopoli
• 断定yakin; mencari tahu
• 断绝yakin; mencari tahu
• 片断Fragmen
• 断pecah; istirahat

果断 is pronounced guǒduàn and means “tegas”. 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.