切中时病

Traditional form:

切中時病

Pinyin (reading):

qièzhòngshíbìng

Definitions:

• to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
• to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)

Characters:

• 切 - to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 时 - time, season; period, era, age
• 病 - sickness, illness, disease

Traditional characters:

• 切 - to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 時 - time, season; period, era, age
• 病 - sickness, illness, disease