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要害
yào​hài HSK7

crucial point

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 切中要害 qiè​zhòng​yào​hài to hit the nail on the head
    to hit where it hurts; to be right to the point; to hit home
  • 正中要害 zhèng​zhòng​yào​hài to hit the nail on the head
    (idiom) to hit the mark; to strike a person where it hurts; to get to the heart of the matter