duàn​rán

resolute

  • created sense approved 断然/斷然 · duàn​rán · resolute — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    断然 / 斷然

    duàn​rán

    resolute

    resolute; firm and decisive; used to describe a quick and determined action or refusal

    断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to judge 然 (bound) → 然 · rán · [state]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 断然/斷然 · duàn​rán · absolutely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    断然 / 斷然

    duàn​rán

    absolutely

    absolutely; categorically; used mostly in the negative to express that something is strictly not allowed or impossible

    断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · absolutely 然 (bound) → 然 · rán · [state]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense