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斩钉截铁

Traditional 斬釘截鐵

zhǎn dīng jié tiě

to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)

HSK 7–9

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Meanings

zhǎn dīng jié tiě 斬釘截鐵

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

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In sentences

我wǒ斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiě地de拒绝jù jué了le。我wǒ斬釘截鐵zhǎn dīng jié tiě地de拒絕jù jué了le。I flatly refused. #414045