302 Themes

113 To hesitate, to be determined 犹豫, 决心 (yóuyù, juéxīn)


make up your mind
decide
struggle, strive
firmly believe
vow
be determined
decide with determination
~很久 hesitate for a long time || 态度~ a hesitant attitude || 心情~ feel hesitant
~了一会 hesitate for a moment || ~地说 hesitantly say || 有点 ~ a little bit hesitant
waver, shake
fickle in love affairs, unfaithful
undecided, halfhearted

1 决心 [決-] juéxīn (decide-mind) make up your mind: ~帮助他. Make up your mind to help him. || ~弄明白 determined to gain understanding || ~改 变. Make up your mind to change. '
2 决定 [決-] juédìng (decide-determine) decide: ~改学小提琴 decide to study the violin || ~先找个地方休息 decide to first look for a place to rest '
3 奋斗 [奮鬥] fèndòu (strive-fight) struggle, strive: 努力~ work hard || 长 期~ long-term struggle || 共同~ jointly struggle '
4 认定 [認-] rèndìng (believe-firm) firmly believe: ~这块青石是宝石 decide that this piece of limestone is a gem || ~是他写的 believe that he wrote it || ~一个方向 set your mind in a direction '
5 发誓 [發-] fāshì (make-swear) vow: 对天~ vow to heaven || ~戒烟 (jièyān) vow to quit smoking || ~不来了 swear not to come '
6 立志 [-] lìzhì (set-aspiration) be determined: ~当画家 be determined to become a painter || ~学医 be determined to study medicine '
7 下狠心 [-] xiàhěnxīn (make-cruel-hearted) decide with determination: ~让孩子住校 decide to make the child live at school || ~治理污染 (wūrǎn) decide to control pollution || ~戒酒 decide to quit alcohol '
8 犹豫 [猶-] yóuyù (shilly-shally) hesitate, be irresolute: ~很久 hesitate for a long time || 态度~ a hesitant attitude || 心情~ feel hesitant '
9 迟疑 [遲-] chíyí (hesitate-dubious) hesitate: ~了一会 hesitate for a moment || ~地说 hesitantly say || 有点 ~ a little bit hesitant '
10 动摇 [動搖] dòngyáo (move-shake) waver, shake: ~信仰 waver in your faith || ~信心 shake your confidence || 地位~ shake in one’s position '
11 花心 [-] huāxīn (unfaithful-heart) fickle in love affairs, unfaithful: ~男 人 man who falls in love easily, unfaithful man '
12 三心二意 [-] sānxīn’èryì (three-heart-two-mind) undecided, halfhearted: 他做练习的时候~的. He is half-hearted when he practices. '