斩钉截铁

Traditional: 斬釘截鐵

zhǎn dīng jié tiě

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)

What does 斩钉截铁 mean?

斩钉截铁 (zhǎn dīng jié tiě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)

2(fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

Character breakdown

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斩zhǎnto behead (as form of capital punishment) · to chop 钉dīngnail · to follow closely 截jiéto cut off (a length) · to stop 铁Tiěsurname Tie

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斩钉截铁

zhǎn dīng jié tiě

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