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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 斩 | zhǎn | - to behead (as form of capital punishment) - to chop |
| 钉 | dīng | - nail - to follow closely - to keep at sb (to do sth) - variant of 盯[ding1] |
| 钉 | dìng | - to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points - to nail - to pin - to staple - to sew on |
| 截 | jié | - to cut off (a length) - to stop - to intercept - section - chunk - length |
| 铁 | tiě | - surname Tie |
| 铁 | tiě | - iron (metal) - arms - weapons - hard - strong - violent - unshakeable - determined - close - tight (slang) |
Other Words Containing 斩钉截铁
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| 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 |