一刀两断 (一刀兩斷)
yī dāo liǎng duàn
Pinyin

Definition

一刀两断 (一刀兩斷)
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yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. fig. to make a clean break (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

要是我早可以和你一刀两断，我们就不必在爱里勉强。
yàoshi wǒ zǎo kěyǐ hé nǐ yīdāoliǎngduàn ，wǒmen jiù bùbì zài ài lǐ miǎnqiǎng 。
If I could have cut off ties with you earlier, we never would have had to force it in love.
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别以为我不知道，你每发一条微博她都要回复，我早就猜到了。你要是还跟她藕断丝连，咱们就一刀两断！
bié yǐwéi wǒ bù zhīdào ，nǐ měi fā yī tiáo wēibó tā dōu yào huífù ，wǒ zǎo jiù cāidào le 。nǐ yàoshì hái gēn tā ǒu duàn sī lián ，zánmen jiù yīdāoliǎngduàn ！
Don't think I don't know. She responds every time you post something to Weibo. I've known for a long time. If you can't cut it off with her completely, you and I are through!
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