- lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
- cutting the Gordian knot
Generated definitions (experimental)
- decisive action in a complex situation
This idiom describes a situation where a problem that is complicated or tangled is resolved quickly and effectively, often through bold or straightforward action.
He took decisive measures; it was really cutting through the chaos.
Generated collocations (experimental)
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má快刀斩乱麻to take decisive action in a complex situationháo bù yóu yù毫不犹豫de地kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má快刀斩乱麻to act decisively without hesitationkuài快Dāo刀zhǎn斩luàn乱má麻bān般de的jué cè决策a decision as decisive as cutting through tangled hempzài在kùn nan困难shí kè时刻kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má快刀斩乱麻to take decisive action in difficult timestā他zǒng shì总是kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má快刀斩乱麻he always takes decisive actionkuài dāo zhǎn luàn má快刀斩乱麻de的chǔ lǐ处理fāng shì方式a method of dealing with matters decisivelymiàn duì面对wèn tí问题shí时kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má快刀斩乱麻to cut through the issues decisivelykuài dāo zhǎn luàn má快刀斩乱麻de的tài du态度a decisive attitudekuài dāo zhǎn luàn má快刀斩乱麻de的jiě jué解决fāng àn方案a solution that cuts through the complexity decisivelykuài dāo zhǎn luàn má快刀斩乱麻de的zhèng cè政策a policy that decisively addresses issues