說中

说中
shuōzhòng
  1. to hit the nail on the head
  2. to predict correctly

CEDICT

Examples

她说中文。

She speaks Chinese.

Source: Tatoeba

他说中文。

He speaks Chinese.

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事儿被汤姆说中了。

Tom's prediction was correct.

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有人說中國像是俄國的殖民地。

Some say that China was like a Russian colony.

Source: Tatoeba

龙猫说： “我不会说中文。”

Totoro says: "I can't speak Chinese."

Source: Tatoeba

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Entry Composition

1 說 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
2 中 zhòng
  1. to hit (a target)
  2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
  3. to win (a prize or lottery)

Related entries

正中要害 zhèngzhòngyàohài to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
一語道破 yīyǔdàopò
  1. one word says it all (idiom)
  2. to hit the nail on the head
  3. to be pithy and correct
中的 zhòngdì
  1. to hit the target
  2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
他胜过他班中的同学

He excels over the other people in his class.

Source: Tatoeba

切中時病 qièzhòngshíbìng
  1. to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
破的 pòdì
  1. to hit the target
  2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head