斩钉截铁

zhǎn dīng jié tiě
HSK 2.0 Level 6

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Definitions

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

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)