切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
Pinyin

Definition

切中要害
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qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. fig. to hit home
  4. an argument that hits the nail on the head

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一切
yī qiè
  1. 1 everything
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
中
Zhōng
  1. 1 China
  2. 2 Chinese
  3. 3 surname Zhong
中国
Zhōng guó
  1. 1 China
要
yāo
  1. 1 to demand
  2. 2 to request
  3. 3 to coerce
重要
zhòng yào
  1. 1 important
  2. 2 significant
  3. 3 major

Idioms (20)

一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say