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斩钉切铁

zhǎn dīng qiē tiědictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 斬釘截鐵|斩钉截铁[zhǎn dīng jié tiě]
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-c15cab4f3112d202. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

斬釘切鐵 斩钉切铁 [zhan3 ding1 qie1 tie3] /see 斬釘截鐵|斩钉截铁[zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3]/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 斬釘切鐵

  • 斩
    zhǎn

    to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop

  • 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

  • 切
    qiē

    to cut / to slice / to carve / (math.) tangential

    qiè

    definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fǎn qiè] system should be applied to the previous two characters)

  • 铁
    tiě

    iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)

    Tiě

    surname Tie

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.