一針見血 yī zhēn jiàn xiě

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
  2. fig. to hit the nail on the head

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
針 zhēn needle; pin; tack; acupuncture
見 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
血 xiě
HSK 5
blood; radical number 143