切中要害 qiè zhòng yào hài ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ cit3 zung3 jiu3 hoi6
- 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
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切
- 一切 yī qiè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ jat1 cai3 everything
- 切割 qiē gē ㄑㄧㄝ ㄍㄜ cit3 got3 to cut
- 切实 切實 qiè shí ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕˊ cit3 sat6 feasible
- 切断 切斷 qiē duàn ㄑㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˋ cit3 dyun6 to cut off; to sever
- 切磋 qiē cuō ㄑㄧㄝ ㄘㄨㄛ cit3 co1 to compare notes; to learn from one another
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- 切身 qiè shēn ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄣ cit3 san1 direct
- 切除 qiē chú ㄑㄧㄝ ㄔㄨˊ cit3 ceoi4 to excise
- 密切 mì qiè ㄇㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ mat6 cit3 close
- 深切 shēn qiè ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄝˋ sam1 cit3 deeply felt
- 确切 確切 què qiè ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ kok3 cit3 definite
- 亲切 親切 qīn qiè ㄑㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄝˋ can1 cit3 amiable
- 贴切 貼切 tiē qiè ㄊㄧㄝ ㄑㄧㄝˋ tip3 cit3 close-fitting
- 迫切 pò qiè ㄆㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ bik1 cit3 urgent; pressing
- 关切 關切 guān qiè ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄝˋ gwaan1 cit3 to be deeply concerned
- 内切 內切 nèi qiē ㄋㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄝ noi6 cit3 (math.) to inscribe
- 冷切 lěng qiè ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ laang5 cit3 cold cuts
- 切中 qiè zhòng ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ cit3 zung3 to hit the target (esp. in argument); to strike home
- 切入 qiē rù ㄑㄧㄝ ㄖㄨˋ cit3 jap6 to cut into
- 切刀 qiē dāo ㄑㄧㄝ ㄉㄠ cit3 dou1 cutter
- 切切 qiè qiè ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ cit3 cit3 urgently
中
- 中介 zhōng jiè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ zung1 gaai3 to act as intermediary
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 中和 zhōng hé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ zung1 wo4 to neutralize
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 中型 zhōng xíng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zung1 jing4 medium sized
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- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 中央 zhōng yāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ zung1 joeng1 central
- 中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zung1 hok6 middle school
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 中庸 zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 golden mean (Confucianism)
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 中性 zhōng xìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ zung1 sing3 neutral
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 中旬 zhōng xún ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zung1 ceon4 middle third of a month
- 中暑 zhòng shǔ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ zung3 syu2 to suffer heat exhaustion
- 中期 zhōng qī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧ zung1 kei4 middle (of a period of time)
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 中毒 zhòng dú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ zung3 zoeng2 to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
要
- 不要 bù yào ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ bat1 jiu3 don't!; must not
- 主要 zhǔ yào ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄠˋ zyu2 jiu3 main; principal; major; primary
- 只要 zhǐ yào ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ zi2 jiu3 so long as; provided; if
- 将要 將要 jiāng yào ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄠˋ zoeng1 jiu3 will
- 就要 jiù yào ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ zau6 jiu3 will
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- 必要 bì yào ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋ bit1 jiu3 necessary
- 快要 kuài yào ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ faai3 jiu3 nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
- 次要 cì yào ㄘˋ ㄧㄠˋ ci3 jiu3 secondary
- 简要 簡要 jiǎn yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 jiu3 concise
- 纲要 綱要 gāng yào ㄍㄤ ㄧㄠˋ gong1 jiu3 outline
- 要不 yào bù ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ jiu3 bat1 otherwise
- 要命 yào mìng ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ jiu3 meng6 to cause sb's death
- 要好 yào hǎo ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ jiu3 hou2 to be on good terms
- 要害 yào hài ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ jiu3 hoi6 vital part
- 要强 要強 yào qiáng ㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ jiu3 koeng4 eager to excel
- 要是 yào shi ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ jiu3 si6 (coll.) if
- 要求 yāo qiú ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jiu1 kau4 to request
- 要犯 yào fàn ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄢˋ jiu3 faan2 major criminal
- 要素 yào sù ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ jiu3 sou3 essential factor
- 要紧 要緊 yào jǐn ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ jiu3 gan2 important
害
- 侵害 qīn hài ㄑㄧㄣ ㄏㄞˋ cam1 hoi6 to encroach on
- 伤害 傷害 shāng hài ㄕㄤ ㄏㄞˋ soeng1 hoi6 to injure; to harm
- 利害 lì hài ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ lei6 hoi6 pros and cons
- 危害 wēi hài ㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˋ ngai4 hoi6 to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger
- 厉害 厲害 lì hai ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄏㄞ lai6 hoi6 (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding
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- 受害 shòu hài ㄕㄡˋ ㄏㄞˋ sau6 hoi6 to suffer damage, injury etc
- 妨害 fáng hài ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄞˋ fong4 hoi6 to jeopardize
- 害怕 hài pà ㄏㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ hoi6 paa3 to be afraid; to be scared
- 害羞 hài xiū ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄡ hoi6 sau1 shy
- 害臊 hài sào ㄏㄞˋ ㄙㄠˋ hoi6 sou3 to be bashful
- 害处 害處 hài chu ㄏㄞˋ ˙ㄔㄨ hoi6 cyu3 damage
- 害虫 害蟲 hài chóng ㄏㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ hoi6 cung4 injurious insect
- 损害 損害 sǔn hài ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄏㄞˋ syun2 hoi6 harm
- 有害 yǒu hài ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄞˋ jau5 hoi6 destructive
- 杀害 殺害 shā hài ㄕㄚ ㄏㄞˋ saat3 hoi6 to murder
- 灾害 災害 zāi hài ㄗㄞ ㄏㄞˋ zoi1 hoi6 calamity
- 祸害 禍害 huò hài ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˋ wo6 hoi6 disaster
- 要害 yào hài ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ jiu3 hoi6 vital part
- 谋害 謀害 móu hài ㄇㄡˊ ㄏㄞˋ mau4 hoi6 to conspire to murder
- 迫害 pò hài ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄞˋ bik1 hoi6 to persecute
Example sentences
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他 的 演讲 演講 简短 簡短 且 切中要害 。
His speech was short and to the point.
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