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斩钉截铁

zhǎn dīng jié tiěㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

Traditional: 斬釘截鐵

HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 7–9

斩钉截铁 (zhǎn dīng jié tiě) means lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical.

Meaning(set phrase)

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

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Stroke order

8 strokes

to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop

7 strokes

nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth); variant of 盯

14 strokes

to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length

10 strokes

surname Tie