一刀两断(yī dāo liǎng duàn)

4 charactersTrad. 一刀兩斷

(idiom) to make a clean break with

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Word information

Pinyin
yī dāo liǎng duàn
Meaning
(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
一刀兩斷

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