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痛处 (痛處)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

痛处 [tòngchù]
  1. 1. sore spot; tender spot; sore
    触及痛处
    touch sb.'s sore spot; touch sb. on the raw

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

痛处 [tòngchù]
  1. 1. 感到疼痛或痛苦的地方
    医生按到了他的痛处
  2. 2. 比喻要害所在
    这篇文章戳到了敌人的痛处

Examples

触到痛处
touch a sore spot; touch sb. to the quick
这些话触到了心尖的痛处
这篇文章戳到了敌人的痛处
it's a sore point (with him)
这是(他的一个)痛处
The arrangement eventually became a sore point in relations between the US and Panama.
这项安排最终成为美国和巴拿马关系中的一个痛处
This case hits close to home.
这件事戳到了痛处

Word Decomposition


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