切中要害

qiè zhòng yào hài

Meaning

to hit the target and do real damage (idiom); fig. to hit where it hurts; fig. to hit home; an argument that hits the nail on the head

Learn in the app → Write in stroke order

Characters

切qièto cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager七刀中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese口丨要yàoessential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand覀女害hàito injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill宀丰口

Examples

他的演讲简短且切中要害。

tā de yǎn jiǎng jiǎn duǎn qiě qiè zhòng yào hài。

His speech was short and to the point.