斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě

fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

HSK 6

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
斩 zhǎn HSK 6
to chop; to behead (as form of capital punishment)
钉 dīng HSK 6
nail; variant of 盯dīng; to follow closely
截 jié HSK 6
to cut off (a length); to stop; section
铁 tiě HSK 3
iron (metal); hard; strong