斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě

fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

Word data

HSK 6
Frequency 40830th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
to chop; to behead (as form of capital punishment)
nail; variant of dīng; to follow closely
to cut off (a length); to stop; section
iron (metal); hard; strong