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毅然 (yì rán) — how to say "resolutely" in Chinese
毅然
Resolutely, firmly
manner adverb
How to use it
Goes before the verb and says how the action is done.
他毅然离开了。
tā yì rán lí kāi le
He resolutely left.
Character composition
毅
resoluteness
然
so, thus
Radicals / Keys
殳
Weapon
#79 · shū · 4 strokes
火
Fire
#86 · huǒ · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
毅然离开
yì rán lí kāi
resolutely leave
毅然放弃
yì rán fàng qì
resolutely give up
Examples
面对困难，他毅然选择了继续前进。
Faced with difficulties, he resolutely chose to move forward.
他毅然决定离开。
He resolutely decided to leave.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "resolutely" in Chinese?
"resolutely" in Chinese is 毅然 (yì rán).
毅然 meaning in English
毅然 (yì rán) means "Resolutely, firmly".
How is 毅然 pronounced?
It is pronounced yì rán (written as yi ran, yiran). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Yiran in Chinese characters
It is written 毅然: 毅 has 15 strokes, 然 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 毅然?
毅然 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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