抉 jué
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 夬 decisive, certain
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
抉择
juézé
to make a choice; decision
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Example phrases
- 面对能源转型和就业压力，政府必须在短期利益与长期责任之间作出抉择。 Miànduì néngyuán zhuǎnxíng hé jiùyè yālì, zhèngfǔ bìxū zài duǎnqī lìyì yǔ chángqī zérèn zhījiān zuò chū juézé. Facing energy transition and employment pressures, the government must make a choice between short-term interests and long-term responsibility.
- 毕业时，他要在工作和读研究生之间作出抉择。 Bìyè shí, tā yào zài gōngzuò hé dú yánjiūshēng zhījiān zuòchū juézé. At graduation, he has to choose between going to work and studying for a master's degree.
- 面对两条完全不同的路，她迟迟不敢抉择。 Miànduì liǎng tiáo wánquán bù tóng de lù, tā chíchí bù gǎn juézé. Facing two completely different roads, she hesitated for a long time to choose.
Related words
- 选择 xuǎnzé to choose; choice
- 举棋不定 jǔqíbúdìng to hesitate; to be undecided
- 利害 lìhài interests; stakes; pros and cons
- 拍板 pāibǎn to make the final decision
- 利弊 lìbì advantages and disadvantages; pros and cons
- 宁愿 nìngyuàn would rather; to prefer to
- 取决 qǔjué to depend on; to be determined by
- 情愿 qíngyuàn to be willing; would rather
- 拣 jiǎn to pick out; to select
- 容许 róngxǔ to permit; to allow
- 破例 pòlì to make an exception
- 忌 jì to avoid; to be wary of; taboo