板上钉钉 / 板上釘釘

bǎn​shàng​dìng​dīng

set in stone

to be final and unchangeable; to be a done deal

bǎn​shàng​dīng​dīng

板 (literal) → 板 · bǎn · board 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 钉 (literal) → 钉/釘 · dìng · to nail 钉 (literal) → 钉/釘 · dīng · nail

Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM

板上钉钉 / 板上釘釘

bǎn​shàng​dìng​dīng

reliable

to be dependable and true to one's word; to be a man of his word

bǎn​shàng​dīng​dīng

板 (literal) → 板 · bǎn · board 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 钉 (literal) → 钉/釘 · dìng · to nail 钉 (literal) → 钉/釘 · dīng · nail

Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM