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毅然

yìrán

resolutely

A determined man walking away from an office tower with a small box
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Characters in this word

毅 yì

Strokes
15
Radical
殳 — tool, weapon
Made of
豙 殳 tool, weapon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 毅

然 rán

Strokes
12
Radical
灬 — fire
Made of
肰 dog meat 灬 fire
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 然

Example phrases

  • 面对资金链断裂的风险,董事会毅然终止了高风险扩张。 Miànduì zījīnliàn duànliè de fēngxiǎn, dǒngshìhuì yìrán zhōngzhǐ le gāo fēngxiǎn kuòzhāng. Faced with the risk of a broken funding chain, the board resolutely ended the high-risk expansion.
  • 他毅然辞去高薪的工作,回老家照顾父母。 Tā yìrán cíqù gāoxīn de gōngzuò, huí lǎojiā zhàogù fùmǔ. He resolutely quit his high-paying job to return home and care for his parents.
  • 面对危险,她毅然跳进水里救起落水的孩子。 Miànduì wēixiǎn, tā yìrán tiào jìn shuǐ lǐ jiùqǐ luòshuǐ de háizi. Facing danger, she resolutely jumped into the water and rescued the child who had fallen in.

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