切 中 时 弊

qiè zhòng shí bìdictionary entry

to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target / to hit the nub of the matter

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

切中時弊 切中时弊 [qie4 zhong4 shi2 bi4] /to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target/to hit the nub of the matter/

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Other forms in these source records: 切中時弊

切
qiē
to cut; to slice; to carve / (math.) tangential
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[fǎn qiè] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
中
zhōng
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right
zhòng
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)
Zhōng
(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong
时
shí
(bound form) time; hour; period; season / (after a numeral) o'clock; hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when; while
Shí
surname Shi
弊
bì
detriment / fraud / harm / defeat

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