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一槌定音

yī chuí dìng yīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 一錘定音|一锤定音[yī chuí dìng yīn]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-326391e0062cd578. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一槌定音 一槌定音 [yi1 chui2 ding4 yin1] /variant of 一錘定音|一锤定音[yi1 chui2 ding4 yin1]/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 槌
    chuí

    mallet / pestle / beetle (for wedging or ramming)

  • 定
    dìng

    to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely

  • 音
    yīn

    sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.