斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě▶ Kiên quyết và dứt khoát

Stroke order

斩钉截铁 is written in 39 strokes across 4 characters.

• 斩 — 8 strokes
• 钉 — 7 strokes
• 截 — 14 strokes
• 铁 — 10 strokes

Senses

1. (lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
2. (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

Related words

• 截止đến hạn
• 截至Vào lúc; Trước
• 钢铁thép
• 地铁tàu điện ngầm

斩钉截铁 is pronounced zhǎndīngjiétiě and means “Kiên quyết và dứt khoát”. This word appears in HSK 6, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 斩钉截铁 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.