切中要害 — Chinese idiom
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
Meaning
- to hit the target and do real damage
- fig. to hit where it hurts
- fig. to hit home
- an argument that hits the nail on the head
Character by character
- 切qièto cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; ea
- 中zhòngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target),
- 要yàoessential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to de
- 害hàito injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill
Idioms sharing a character
- 一切就绪 yī qiè jiù xù
- 不顾一切 bù gù yī qiè
- 切中时弊 qiè zhòng shí bì
- 切中时病 qiè zhòng shí bìng
- 切磋琢磨 qiē cuō zhuó mó
- 切齿腐心 qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
- 咬牙切齿 yǎo yá qiè chǐ
- 情真意切 qíng zhēn yì qiè
- 求好心切 qiú hǎo xīn qiè
- 目空一切 mù kōng yī qiè
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