板 上 钉 钉

bǎn shàng dìng dīngdictionary entry

that clinches it / that's final / no two ways about it

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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.

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Original source entry:

板上釘釘板上钉钉 [ban3 shang4 ding4 ding1] /that clinches it/that's final/no two ways about it/

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Other forms in these source records: 板上釘釘

板
bǎn
board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL:塊|块[kuài] / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious / used in 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
pàn
to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
上
shǎng
used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]
shàng
(bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above
钉
dīng
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth)
dìng
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on
钉
dīng
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth)
dìng
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on

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