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决心

jué xīn
HSK 3

English Meaning

determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind

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那个时候我就下定决心说 一定要有一个自己的房子
HSK 3 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Back then, I made up my mind that I must have a place of my own—my obsession with buying a house isn't about vanity, but about never wanting to feel that vulnerable and humiliated again.”

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我们之前 半夜被赶出来的时候不狼狈吗

“Weren't we struggling when we got kicked out in the middle of the night back then?”

“That was when I made up my mind that I had to have a place of my own”

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永远不会被赶出来的房子

“where nobody could ever throw me out.”

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其实我这次下定决心 复读考大学
HSK 3 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I did not do this purely for myself; someone special gave me the courage to try again.”

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厉害

“Impressive.”

“Actually, I made up my mind to repeat a year”

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也是因为她鼓励了我

“because of her encouragement.”

《你好1983》 · social_and_dating
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从那天起 我就下定决心跟着你干
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画面

“the scene from my first day interviewing at the company.”

“From that day on, I was determined to work for you.”

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我还想 如果我这辈子 都找不着自己的目标的话

“I even thought that if I never found my own purpose in life,”

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