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切中要害

qiè zhòng yào hài

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 切中要害

definitely

to cut

to want; to need; to ask for

to hit (the mark)

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

within

to do harm to

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

vital part