果断 guǒduàn▶ เด็ดขาด

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ขัดจังหวะ
• 垄断การผูกขาด
• 断定แน่ใจ; คิดออก
• 断绝แน่ใจ; คิดออก
• 片断ชิ้นส่วน, เศษเล็กเศษน้อย
• 断แตก

果断 is pronounced guǒduàn and means “เด็ดขาด”. 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.