一针见血 (一針見血)
yī zhēn jiàn xiě
Pinyin

Definition

一针见血 (一針見血)
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yī zhēn jiàn xiě
  1. lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
  2. fig. to hit the nail on the head

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

比起小说，他的杂文要更犀利、刻毒一些。攻击时弊，更是一针见血。连毛主席都非常推崇鲁迅，说鲁迅是中国第一等的圣人，硬骨头的斗士。
bǐqǐ xiǎoshuō ，tā de záwén yào gēng xīlì 、kèdú yīxiē 。gōngjī shíbì ，gèng shì yīzhēnjiànxiě 。lián Máo Zhǔxí dōu fēicháng tuīchóng Lǔ Xùn ，shuō Lǔ Xùn shì Zhōngguó dì yī děng de shèngrén ，yìng gútou de dǒushì 。
Compared with his novels, his essays are a bit more sharp and incisive. His attacks on the evils of his time are even more spot-on. Even Chairman Mao really admired Lu Hsun. He said that Lu Hsun was a first-grade Chinese sage, a dauntless warrior!
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