正中要害

Traditional form:

正中要害

Pinyin (reading):

zhèngzhòngyàohài

Definitions:

• to hit the nail on the head (idiom)

Characters:

• 正 - straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
• 害 - to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill

Traditional characters:

• 正 - straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
• 害 - to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill