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斩钉截铁

zhǎn dīng jié tiě
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

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Word relationships

Related words

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犹豫不决
yóu yù bù jué

hesitancy

Hesitant and unable to decide

Synonyms

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果断
guǒ duàn

firm

When describing a person's decisive manner

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with verbs like 说 (to say), 回答 (to answer), 拒绝 (to refuse) to indicate a decisive manner.

Example Sentences

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他 斩钉截铁 地拒绝了这个提议。
He categorically rejected the proposal.

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Child Words of 斩钉截铁

截
jié

to cut off (a length)

斩
zhǎn

to behead (as form of capital punishment)

钉
dìng

to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points

铁
tiě

iron (metal)