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决断如流 — “To make decisions and judgments swiftly and smoothly”

决断如流 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make decisions and judgments swiftly and smoothly”. To be decisive and efficient. Literally, “Decide like flowing water”.

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决断如流 Pronunciation and Pinyin

决断如流 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
决
jué6decide, determine
断
duàn11break, stop, decide
如
rú6like, as, if
流
liú10to flow, circulate, or spread

Example Sentence with 决断如流

面对复杂的局面,他决断如流,迅速找到了解决问题的最佳方案。
Faced with a complex situation, he made decisions swiftly and smoothly, quickly finding the best solution to the problem.

Idioms Related to 决断如流

Synonyms of 决断如流

  • yìng应fu付yù裕rú如handle with ease

Antonyms of 决断如流

  • yōu优róu柔guǎ寡duàn断indecisive and hesitant

More idioms starting with 决

  • jué决yī一sǐ死zhàn战fight to the death
  • jué决yī一shèng胜fù负fight to a finish
  • jué决yī一cí雌xióng雄contend for supremacy
  • jué决bù不dài待shí时act immediately, do not wait
  • jué决mìng命zhēng争shǒu首fight desperately for first place
  • jué决yù狱duàn断xíng刑administer justice
  • jué决yóu疣kuì溃yōng痈utterly rotten or corrupt
  • jué决yōng痈kuì溃jū疽solve a critical problem decisively
  • jué决cè策qiān千lǐ里make strategic decisions from afar
  • jué决shèng胜zhī之jī机opportune moment for decisive victory
  • jué决shèng胜yú于qiān千lǐ里zhī之wài外decide victory from a thousand miles away
  • jué决shèng胜qiān千lǐ里orchestrate decisive victory from a distance

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Questions about 决断如流

What does 决断如流 mean?

决断如流 (jué duàn rú liú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make decisions and judgments swiftly and smoothly”.

How do you pronounce 决断如流?

决断如流 is pronounced jué duàn rú liú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 决断如流 literally mean?

Literally, 决断如流 means “Decide like flowing water”. It is used to mean “to make decisions and judgments swiftly and smoothly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 决断如流?

决策、断事犹如流水。形容决策迅速、顺畅。

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