jiē gu yǎn
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  • n.vital link; critical juncture; critical moment; nick of time

    • nǐ lái dé zhèng shì jiē gu yǎn shàng

      正是节骨眼

      You've come in the nick of time!

    • zuò gōng zuò yào zhuā zhù jiē gu yǎn

      工作抓住节骨眼

      Special attention should be paid to the key link in one's work.

    • jiù zài zhè ge jiē gu yǎn shang yuán jūn gǎn dào le

      这个节骨眼援军赶到

      At this critical moment reinforcements rushed up.

    • jiē gu yǎn shang jué bù néng sōng qì

      节骨眼松气

      At this critical juncture we must not relax our efforts.