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切中时弊

qiè zhòng shí bì

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Definitions

  1. 1. to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2. to hit the nub of the matter

Child Words of 切中时弊

切
qiè

definitely

切
qiē

to cut

时
shí

o'clock

弊
bì

detriment

中
zhòng

to hit (the mark)

时弊
shí bì

ills of the day

中
zhōng

within

切中
qiè zhòng

to hit the target (esp. in argument); to strike home