Definition & Meaning

1.key; crux; hinge; crucial part of a matter

2.door bar; door bolt

3.the most important; crucial

Word usage

Words with guan jian

guān jiàn

关 键

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1
n.metakey; crux; hinge; crucial part of a matter
- nòng qīng qíng kuàng shì jiě jué wèn tí de guān jiàn
  弄清情况是解决问题的关键。
  A clear knowledge of the situation is the key to solving the problem.
- bàn hǎo xué xiào guān jiàn zài yú tí gāo jiào xué zhì liàng
  办好学校关键在于提高教学质量。
  The decisive factor for running the school well is to improve teaching quality.
- guān jiàn zài yú yào yǒu xìn xīn
  关键在于要有信心。
  What counts is confidence.
synonym
yào diǎn要点 yào hài要害 zhèng jié症结
2
n.door bar; door bolt
3
adj.the most important; crucial
- guān jiàn de yī nián
  关键的一年
  a year of crucial importance
- guān jiàn wèn tí
  关键问题
  crucial problem
- zhè shì zhè cì jì huà de guān jiàn yào sù zhī yī
  这是这次计划的关键要素之一。
  This is one of the key elements of the plan.
synonym
zhòng yào重要

Word usage

Note
"关键" is different from "要害". "要害" refers to the vital part, with heavier semantic meaning; "关键" refers to the decisive factor, with lighter semantics.
common measure word
"关键" is often matched with measure word "个".
- 一个关键
  one key

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