当 dāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- ⺌ — small
- Made of
- ⺌ small 彐 snout
当机立断
dāngjīlìduàn
to make a prompt decision; to act decisively
Characters in this word
机 jī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
立 lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
断 duàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 斤 — axe
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 看到火苗冒出来，他当机立断关掉了总开关。 Kàndào huǒmiáo mào chūlái, tā dāngjīlìduàn guāndiào le zǒng kāiguān. Seeing flames flicker out, he made a split-second decision and switched off the main switch.
- 遇到问题要当机立断，拖得越久越麻烦。 Yùdào wèntí yào dāngjīlìduàn, tuō de yuè jiǔ yuè máfan. When problems arise, act decisively; the longer you delay, the more trouble it is.
- 天突然下起大雨，主办方当机立断，取消了下午的活动。 Tiān tūrán xià qǐ dàyǔ, zhǔbànfāng dāngjīlìduàn, qǔxiāo le xiàwǔ de huódòng. It suddenly began to pour, and the organisers decided on the spot to cancel the afternoon's event.
Related words
- 当 dāng to work as; to be
- 当时 dāngshí at that time
- 当初 dāngchū at first; back then
- 当地 dāngdì local
- 当然 dāngrán of course
- 当中 dāngzhōng among; in the middle of
- 相当 xiāngdāng quite; fairly
- 应当 yīngdāng should; ought to
- 不敢当 bùgǎndāng I do not deserve it (modest reply)
- 当场 dāngchǎng on the spot; immediately
- 当代 dāngdài modern; contemporary
- 当年 dāngnián back then