关键關鍵 guānjiàn — key point, crux; crucial, critical
guānjiàn (first tone, high and level)guan1jian4
Traditional: 關鍵
key point, crux; crucial, critical
HSK 4· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 5· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardnounadjective
Meanings
key point, crux; crucial, critical
关, to close or to bear on, and 键, a key or a pin — the one pin that a lock, or an argument, turns on. As a noun it stands alone at the head of a sentence, 关键是…, the crux of it is…; as an adjective it sits before another noun, 关键问题, the crucial question.
noun
Character breakdown
Common combinations
- 关键是guānjiàn (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling)
the key thing is…, what matters most is…
Example sentences
- 成功的关键是不放弃。成功的關鍵是不放棄。Chénggōng (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) guānjiàn (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) bú (second tone, rising) fàngqì. (fourth tone, falling)···
The key to success is not giving up.
- 这是一个关键问题，我们要认真想想。這是一個關鍵問題，我們要認真想想。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) guānjiàn (first tone, high and level) wèntí, (fourth tone, falling) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) rènzhēn (fourth tone, falling) xiǎngxiang. (third tone, dipping)···
This is a key question — we need to think about it carefully.
Similar words
Words containing 关
- 关系關係guānxi (first tone, high and level)relationship, ties (between people)
- 关關guān (first tone, high and level)to close, to shut
- 关于關於guānyú (first tone, high and level)about, concerning, on the subject of
- 有关有關yǒu (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level)to have sth to do with
- 关注關注guān (first tone, high and level) zhù (fourth tone, falling)to pay attention to
- 关心關心guānxīn (first tone, high and level)to care about, to be concerned for
- 相关相關xiāng (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)to be interrelated
- 没关系沒關係méi (second tone, rising) guānxi (first tone, high and level)it doesn’t matter, never mind
- 关闭關閉guān (first tone, high and level) bì (fourth tone, falling)to close
- 无关無關wú (second tone, rising) guān (first tone, high and level)unrelated
- 机关機關jī (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)mechanism
- 关联關聯guān (first tone, high and level) lián (second tone, rising)to be related; to be connected
- 关节關節guān (first tone, high and level) jié (second tone, rising)joint (physiology)
- 关上關上guān (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling)to close (a door)
- 开关開關kāi (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)power switch
- 海关海關hǎi (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level)customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
- 至关重要至關重要zhì (fourth tone, falling) guān (first tone, high and level) zhòng (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling)extremely important