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关键

guānjiàn

Traditional: 關鍵

crucial point

HSK 4

Meaning of 关键 in English

guānjiànHSK 4noun, adjectiveSyllabus #1269
  1. crucial point
  2. crux
  3. key
  4. crucial
  5. pivotal

Measure word: 个

Example sentences

  1. 这正是问题的关键。
    zhè zhèng shì wèn tí de guān jiàn。
    That's the point.
    Tatoeba #336602 by fucongcong · #43117 by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 就像你们知道的那样,毅力是成功的关键。
    jiù xiàng nǐ men zhī dào de nà yàng, yì lì shì chéng gōng de guān jiàn。
    Perseverance, as you know, is the key to success.
    Tatoeba #334734 by fucongcong · #281975 by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

键 on its own →
jiàn · key (on a piano or computer keyboard)

HSK words with 键

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences