What does 关键 mean in Chinese?
关键 (guānjiàn) means crucial point.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
关键
crucial point
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
crucial point
02
crux
03
key
04
crucial
05
pivotal
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 关键
How do you pronounce 关键?
关键 is pronounced guānjiàn.
Is 关键 an HSK word?
关键 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 关键?
关键 is used as a 名词 / 形容词 (noun / adjective) in Chinese.
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