矛头 (máo tóu) Free Chinese Dictionary

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spear

‘矛头’ originally referred to the tip of a spear, and ‘矛’ is the spear itself.

to attack

When ‘矛头’ means ‘criticism or attack’, ‘攻击’ is the action itself.

to criticize

‘矛头’ can be directed at someone as criticism; ‘批评’ is the general term for criticism.

‘矛头’ is typically used with verbs like ‘指向’ (point to) or ‘对准’ (aim at) to indicate the target of criticism, e.g., ‘矛头指向…’.

Do not confuse with ‘矛盾’ (contradiction), which has the same first character but different meaning and tone pattern (máo dùn vs. máo tóu).

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他把矛头对准了公司的管理层。

He directed his criticism at the company's management.

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to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)