HSK 6 vocabulary › 斩钉截铁
斩钉截铁
斩钉截铁 in English: lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive
zhǎn dīng jié tiě
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
How to pronounce 斩钉截铁
zhǎn dīng jié tiě (without tone marks: zhan ding jie tie). zhǎn is a third (low, dipping) tone; dīng is a first (high, level) tone; jié is a second (rising) tone; tiě is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 斩钉截铁
斩 zhǎn
to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
钉 dīng
nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth)
nail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth)
截 jié
to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept
to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept
铁 tiě
iron (metal); arms; weapons
iron (metal); arms; weapons
Related words
| 地铁 | dì tiě | underground railway; subway | HSK 3 |
| 钢铁 | gāng tiě | steel | HSK 5 |
| 截止 | jié zhǐ | to close; to stop | HSK 6 |
| 截至 | jié zhì | up to (a time); by (a time) | HSK 6 |