斩钉截铁

zhǎndīng-jiétiě

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

HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 斬釘截鐵

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他斩钉截铁地拒绝了。

He refused decisively.

回答要斩钉截铁。

Answer in a decisive tone.