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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 切中要害
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 切中要害 | qiè zhòng yào hài | - 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 |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 73,531 | 57,187 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 切 | qiē | - to cut; to slice; to carve - (math) tangential |
| 切 | qiè | - definitely; absolutely (not) - (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut! - to grind - (bound form) close to - (bound form) eager - to correspond to - (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) |
| 中 | zhōng | - (bound form) China; Chinese - surname Zhong |
| 中 | zhōng | - within; among; in - middle; center - while (doing sth); during - (dialect) OK; all right |
| 中 | zhòng | - to hit (the mark) - to be hit by - to suffer - to win (a prize, a lottery) |
| 要 | yāo | - (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 要 | yào | - to want; to need; to ask for - will; shall; about to - need to; should - if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) - (bound form) important |
| 害 | hài | - to do harm to - to cause trouble to - harm - evil - calamity |
Other Words Containing 切中要害
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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