OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 7-9 Grammar Point · HSK 7-9 斷然 duànrán,断然 duànrán, 截然 jiérán & 毅然 yìrán All three are literary, single-word adverbs, but only two of them mean “resolutely.” 斷然 duànrán断然 duànrán and 毅然 yìrán毅然 yìrán both describe firm, decisive action — with different emotional colouring. 截然 jiérán截然 jiérán is the odd…