关键
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
关键 (guānjiàn) · key
关键 (guānjiàn) means “key; crucial point; crux”. It is written with 2 characters: 关 (to close) + 键 (lock). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 关键 is built
The characters
关 guān · to close
What 关 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 天tiān — day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
键 jiàn · lock
What 键 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 建jiàn — to build
- 廴yǐn — to walk
- 聿yù — writing brush
- 肀yù — pen
Example sentences
这是问题的关键。Zhè shì wèntí de guānjiàn.This is the crux of the problem.
学好汉语的关键是什么？Xué hǎo Hànyǔ de guānjiàn shì shénme?What is the key to learning Chinese well?
Questions about 关键
What does 关键 mean?
关键 (guānjiàn) means “key; crucial point; crux”.
How do you pronounce 关键?
关键 is pronounced guānjiàn.
Which HSK level is 关键?
关键 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 关上guānshàngto close
- 没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
- 关机guānjīto turn off (a phone, computer etc.)
- 关心guānxīnto care about
- 关系guānxirelationship
- 关注guānzhùto pay attention to
- 海关hǎiguāncustoms
- 相关xiāngguānrelated
- 关闭guānbìto close
- 关于guānyúabout
Learn 关键 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.