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洞中肯綮
dòng​zhòng​kěn​qìng

to hit the nail on the head

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 洞 dòng adjectivenoun
    thoroughly
    (bound form) thoroughly; penetratingly; clearly
  2. 中 zhòng verbparticle
    to hit
    hit (a target); be hit or struck by (a bullet, illness, poison, etc.); fall into (a trap); win (a prize); pass (an exam); qualify
  3. 肯綮 kěn​qìng
    crux
    the critical juncture or key point of a matter