| 一针见血 |
yī zhēn jiàn xiě |
lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom) / fig. to hit the nail on the head |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 针 |
zhēn |
needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL:根,支 |
| 针 |
zhēn |
variant of 针, needle |
| 见 |
jiàn |
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view |
| 见 |
xiàn |
to appear / also written 现 |
| 血 |
xiě |
see 血 |
| 血 |
xuè |
blood / colloquial pr. [xie3] / CL:滴,片 |