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关键
关键 in English: crucial point; crux
guān jiàn
crucial point; crux
How to pronounce 关键
guān jiàn (without tone marks: guan jian). guān is a first (high, level) tone; jiàn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 关键
关 guān
mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
键 jiàn
key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond
key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond
Example sentences with 关键
| 记者却发现他们只采访了一个人，关键细节还没有得到确认。 | from The Newsroom at Midnight |
Related words
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter | HSK 1 |
| 关 | guān | mountain pass; to close | HSK 3 |
| 关系 | guān xi | relation; relationship | HSK 3 |
| 关心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about; to care about | HSK 3 |
| 关于 | guān yú | pertaining to; concerning | HSK 3 |
| 关闭 | guān bì | to close; to shut (a window etc) | HSK 5 |
| 海关 | hǎi guān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) | HSK 5 |
| 相关 | xiāng guān | related; relevant | HSK 5 |
| 键盘 | jiàn pán | keyboard | HSK 5 |
| 把关 | bǎ guān | to guard a pass; to check on sth | HSK 6 |