他下定了決心要做醫生。

He made a determination to be a doctor.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
2 下定 xiàdìng
  1. (Sichuanese) to get engaged; to be betrothed
  2. (dated) to give bride price; to send betrothal gifts and money to the bride (of the bridgroom-to-be's family to finalize the betrothal)
  3. to get engaged; to be betrothed
  4. to give bride price; to send betrothal gifts and money to the bride (of the bridgroom-to-be's family to finalize the betrothal)
  5. to pay a deposit; to send a downpayment (for a purchase or rent)
=3 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=3 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=3 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=3 liào unofficial variant of liào
4 決心 juéxīn
  1. determination
  2. resolution
  3. determined
  4. firm and resolute
  5. to make up one's mind

classifier:

=5 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=5 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=5 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭要袅
6 zuò
  1. to make; to produce
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
  4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
  5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
  6. to assume (an air or manner)
7 醫生 shēng doctor

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