Reflections on Xi's metaphors on governance

4. Nail

We have already got in our hands a good blueprint. What we should do is to follow it through to the end and make it a success. In this regard, we need to have a "nail" spirit. When we use a hammer to drive in a nail, a single knock often may not be enough; we must keep knocking until it is well in place.

--Speech at the second meeting of the Second Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, Feb 28, 2013

钉钉子的精神

要真正做到一张好的蓝图一干到底，切实干出成效来。我们要有钉钉子的精神，钉钉子往往不是一锤子就能钉好的，而是要一锤一锤接着敲，直到把钉子钉实钉牢。

——2013年2月28日，在中共十八届二中全会第二次全体会议上的讲话