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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
決定 word · TOCFL 2 (est.)
決定 =
ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ · juédìng
verb — to decide; noun — a decision

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to decide (決心)jué氵 water — the original word: a dike bursting
to settle; fixed (一定)dìng
決定,決心的決,一定的定。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

水沖開堤防()——收不回來了。
The dike bursts (決) — there's no calling the water back.
字源記憶法
例 · Examples
1決定明天開始運動。
I've decided: exercise starts tomorrow.
2這不是小事,你要自己決定
This isn't small — decide it yourself.
3他們決定搬到台南住。
They decided to move to Tainan.
4最後怎麼做,由你決定
The final call is yours.
5一旦決定了,就不要後悔hòuhuǐ — to regret
Once it's decided, no regrets.
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