当机立断 dāngjīlìduàn to make prompt decisions Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 当 當 dāng locativepreposition facing To face; to be in front of; in the presence of机 機 jī noun crucial point (bound form) key factor; crucial moment; pivot; turning point立 lì adverb immediately (literary) immediately; at once; right away断 斷 duàn nounverb to judge to judge, decide, or determine; to make a verdict