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一刀两断
/ yī dāo liǎng duàn /
Strokes
Definition
lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)/fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
Example
Definition
sever at one stroke—make a clean break; break off a friendship; sever relations
1
Tā
他
xiǎng
想
tóng
同
guòqù
过去
de
的
zuìè
罪恶
yīdāoliǎngduàn
一刀两断
。
He tried to dissociate himself from the evil in his past.
2
Tā
她
hé
和
tā
他
yǐ
已
yīdāoliǎngduàn
一刀两断
le
了
。
Everything is finished between her and him. / She is through with him for keeps.
3
Yú
与
jiātíng
家庭
yīdāoliǎngduàn
一刀两断
cut the knot from the family; break off all relations with the family
4
Hé
和
jiù
旧
sīxiǎng
思想
yīdāoliǎngduàn
一刀两断
break with old ideas