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斩钉截铁 (zhǎn dīng jié tiě): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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斩钉截铁 (zhǎn dīng jié tiě): Resolute and decisive — Meaning & Stroke Order

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斩钉截铁 consists of 4 characters.

to chop off; to behead; to cut

nail; to follow closely; to urge

to cut off, intercept

iron (the metal)

How to Use 斩钉截铁 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 斩钉截铁 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith拒绝

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

de地

jù拒

jué绝

formal

refuse resolutely

Verb + Complementwith回答

huí回

dá答

de得

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

Subject + Predicatewith态度

tài态

dù度

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

Verb + Adverbwith说

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

de地

shuō说

Example Sentences with 斩钉截铁

tā他

shuō说

“

bù不

”

de的

shí时

hòu

formal

answer resolutely

formal

resolute attitude

formal

say resolutely

候

，

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

。

When he said "no," it was resolute and firm.

tā他

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

de地

jù拒

jué绝

le了

duì对

fāng方

de的

wú无

lǐ理

yāo要

qiú求

。

He resolutely and decisively refused the other party's unreasonable demand.

dāng当

bèi被

wèn问

jí及

shì是

fǒu否

huì会

gǎi改

biàn变

lì立

chǎng场

shí时

，

tā他

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

dì地

yǔ予

yǐ以

fǒu否

rèn认

。

When asked if he would change his stance, he resolutely denied it.

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nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

néng能

rú如

cǐ此

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

dì地

duàn断

dìng定

cǐ此

shì事

yǔ与

tā他

wú无

guān关

？

How can you be so categorical in concluding that this matter has nothing to do with him?

miàn面

duì对

zhì质

yí疑

，

tā她

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

dì地

jù

jǐn尽

guǎn管

yā压

lì力

jù巨

dà大

，

tā她

yī依

rán

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

jīng经

lǐ理

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

“

wǒ我

jué绝

bú不

huì会

tuǒ妥

xié协

，

”

tā他

tiě铁

dì地

huí回

dá答

：

“

wǒ我

què确

dìng定

zhè这

shì是

duì对

de的

。

”

Facing doubts, she answered resolutely, "I'm sure this is right."

拒

jué绝

，

ér而

shì是

biǎo表

shì示

xū需

yào要

shí时

jiān间

kǎo考

lǜ虑

。

He did not resolutely refuse but indicated he needed time to consider.

然

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

dì地

wéi维

hù护

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yuán原

zé则

。

Despite immense pressure, she still resolutely defended her principles.

jié

截

tiě铁

dì地

xuān宣

bù布

le了

xīn新

zhèng政

cè策

，

bù不

róng容

rèn任

hé何

fǎn反

duì对

yì意

jiàn见

。

At the meeting, the manager announced the new policy resolutely, allowing no objections.

zhǎn斩

dīng钉

jié截

tiě铁

dì地

duì对

péng朋

yǒu友

shuō说

dào道

。

"I will never compromise," he said resolutely to his friend.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 斩钉截铁.

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截至jié zhì
截然不同jié rán bù tóng

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钢铁gāng tiě
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