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Definition(s) for: 斩钉截铁

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng - jié tiě - lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 40,170 30,984 34,850

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhǎn- to behead (as form of capital punishment)
- to chop
dīng- nail
- to follow closely
- to keep at sb (to do sth)
- variant of 盯[ding1]
dìng- to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points
- to nail
- to pin
- to staple
- to sew on
jié- to cut off (a length)
- to stop
- to intercept
- section
- chunk
- length
tiě- surname Tie
tiě- iron (metal)
- arms
- weapons
- hard
- strong
- violent
- unshakeable
- determined
- close
- tight (slang)

Other Words Containing 斩钉截铁

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
斩钉截铁 6 - 40,170 30,984 34,850