HSK 6
Correct

斩钉截铁

/ zhǎn dīng jié tiě / 
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

Definition

resolute and decisive; categorical; with firm determination

1
Zhǎndīngjiétiě
斩钉截铁
dì
地
shuō
说

speak in unequivocal/categorical terms; speak with curt finality

2
Zhǎndīngjiétiě
斩钉截铁
dì
地
jùjué
拒绝

give a round/categorical rebuff

3
Zhǎndīngjiétiě
斩钉截铁
dì
地
huídá
回答

give a categorical answer