关键 meaning and pronunciation

关键
Simplified word
關鍵
Traditional word

关键 English definition

guān jiàn
  • crucial point
  • crux
  • CL:个
  • key
  • crucial
  • pivotal

HSK level

Characters

  • 关 (guān): to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass;
  • 键 (jiàn): key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond; linchpin;

Sentences examples with 关键

  • 这不是问题的关键。
    Zhè bùshì wèntí de guānjiàn.
  • 文章最关键的部分是第三段。
    Wénzhāng zuì guānjiàn de bùfèn shì dì sān duàn.