一针见血 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
针 zhēn
HSK 4
needle; pin; tack; acupuncture
见 jiàn
HSK 1
see, observe, behold; perceive
血 xiě
HSK 5
blood; radical number 143