# 果断 (guǒduàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 果断 (guǒduàn) means “decisive; firm”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: decisive; firm
- Pinyin: guǒduàn (guo3 duan4)
- Traditional: 果斷
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 在关键时刻，他做出了果断的决定。
  Zài guānjiàn shíkè, tā zuòchūle guǒduàn de juédìng.
  At the critical moment, he made a decisive choice.

## Characters

- 果 (guǒ): fruit; result
- [断](https://hanziro.com/word/duan-break/) (duàn): to break; to snap

https://hanziro.com/word/guo-duan-decisive/

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