Chinese word dictionary

毅然决然

yì rán jué rán · without hesitation; resolutely; firmly

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Word information

Simplified毅然决然

Traditional毅然決然

Pinyinyì rán jué rán

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

毅yì

decisive, firm, resolute

然rán

certainly; naturally; suddenly

决jué

to decide, to determine, to judge

然rán

certainly; naturally; suddenly

How to learn 毅然决然

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Words with the same characters

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虽然suīrán

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)

当然dāngrán

only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

解决jiějué

to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)

决定juédìng

to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]; certainly

然后ránhòu

then; after that; afterwards

突然tūrán

sudden; abrupt; unexpected