斩钉截铁斬釘截鐵

zhǎn dīng jié tiě

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

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Characters

斩zhǎnto chop, to cut, to sever; to behead车斤钉dīngnail, spike钅丁截jiéto cut off, to obstruct, to stop; segment; intersection十隹戈铁tiěiron; strong, solid, firm钅失

Examples

我斩钉截铁地拒绝了。

wǒ zhǎn dīng jié tiě de jù jué le。

I flatly refused.