Learn Hardcore Chinese: juédìng

Usages of juédìng

她Tā　决定juédìng　不bù　参加cānjiā　这个zhège　考试kǎoshì。Tā juédìng bù cānjiā zhège kǎoshì.

She decided not to take this exam.

我们Wǒmen　决定juédìng　明天míngtiān　一起yìqǐ　参加cānjiā　一yí个gè　小xiǎo　聚会jùhuì。Wǒmen juédìng míngtiān yìqǐ cānjiā yígè xiǎo jùhuì.

We decided to go to a small get-together together tomorrow.

下个xiàgè　星期xīngqī　我们wǒmen　决定juédìng　一起yìqǐ　去qù　公园gōngyuán。xiàgè xīngqī wǒmen juédìng yìqǐ qù gōngyuán.

Next week we have decided to go to the park together.

我们wǒmen　决定juédìng　在zài　这zhè　个gè　地点dìdiǎn　见面jiànmiàn。wǒmen juédìng zài zhè gè dìdiǎn jiànmiàn.

We decided to meet at this location.

为了wèile　不bú　让ràng　游戏机yóuxìjī　影响yǐngxiǎng　成绩chéngjì，　哥哥gēge　决定juédìng　每天měitiān　只zhǐ　玩wán　半bàn　个gè　小时xiǎoshí。wèile bú ràng yóuxìjī yǐngxiǎng chéngjì, gēge juédìng měitiān zhǐ wán bàn gè xiǎoshí.

So that the game console doesn’t affect his grades, her brother decided to play only half an hour a day.

我wǒ　决定juédìng　改变gǎibiàn　计划jìhuà。wǒ juédìng gǎibiàn jìhuà.

I decided to change the plan.

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