钥匙 鑰匙 yào shi key / CL:把[ba3] syn 关键 關鍵 guān jiàn crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal syn 调 調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 元素 yuán sù element (key component of sth) / (chemistry) element / (math.) element (member of a set) syn 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 关节 關節 guān jié joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase syn 秘诀 秘訣 mì jué secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success) syn 要害 yào hài vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial syn 强项 強項 qiáng xiàng key strength / strong suit / specialty syn 诀窍 訣竅 jué qiào secret / trick / knack / key syn 回车 回車 huí chē to turn a vehicle around / (computing) "carriage return" character / the "Enter" key / to hit the "Enter" key 要素 yào sù essential factor / key constituent syn 小调 小調 xiǎo diào xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music) syn 按键 按鍵 àn jiàn button or key (on a device) / keystroke / CL:個|个[ge4] / to press a button 大调 大調 dà diào major key (in music) 走调 走調 zǒu diào out of tune / off-key 斯蒂文 sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe 基调 基調 jī diào main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech) 要务 要務 yào wù key task / important affair 要员 要員 yào yuán key participant / VIP syn 轴心 軸心 zhóu xīn axle / (fig.) central element / key element / axis (alliance of nations) syn 琴键 琴鍵 qín jiàn a piano key 变调 變調 biàn diào tone sandhi / modified tone / (music) to change key / modulation syn 须知 須知 xū zhī key information / instructions / it must be borne in mind syn 要件 yào jiàn key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone 快捷键 快捷鍵 kuài jié jiàn (computer) shortcut key / hotkey 题解 題解 tí jiě notes / key (to exercises) 坎儿 坎兒 kǎn r critical juncture / key moment syn 主将 主將 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization) syn 回车键 回車鍵 huí chē jiàn (computing) enter key / return key (on a keyboard) 基本点 基本點 jī běn diǎn key point / crux / (finance) basis point, abbr. to 基點|基点[ji1dian3] syn 攻关 攻關 gōng guān to storm a strategic pass / fig. to tackle a key problem 桥头堡 橋頭堡 qiáo tóu bǎo bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion) syn 最重要 zuì zhòng yào most important / key 序列号 序列號 xù liè hào serial number / product key (software) 龙头企业 龍頭企業 lóng tóu qǐ yè key enterprises / leading enterprises 关键时刻 關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè key moment / critical time 键入 鍵入 jiàn rù to key in / to input / to enter (some text) 要诀 要訣 yào jué the key trick / the secret of success syn 万能钥匙 萬能鑰匙 wàn néng yào shi master key / skeleton key / passkey 牛鼻子 niú bí zi key point / crux / (old) Daoist (facetious) 锁匙 鎖匙 suǒ chí (dialect) key / Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5] 敲入 qiāo rù to key in / to input 打码 打碼 dǎ mǎ to pixelate an image / to key in captcha authentication codes 跑调 跑調 pǎo diào to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial) 蔡锷 蔡鍔 cài è Cai E (1882-1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军[Hu4guo2jun1], which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4kai3], who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor 转调 轉調 zhuǎn diào (music) to change key / modulation / (of an employee) to be transferred to another post syn 箭头键 箭頭鍵 jiàn tóu jiàn arrow key (on keyboard) 键 鍵 jiàn key (on a piano or computer keyboard) / button (on a mouse or other device) / chemical bond / linchpin 钥 鑰 yào key syn 钥 鑰 yuè key / also pr. [yao4] syn 纲 綱 gāng head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program syn 窍 竅 qiào hole / opening / orifice (of the human body) / (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem) syn 牡 mǔ (of a bird, animal or plant) male / key / hills syn 要职 要職 yào zhí key job / important position syn 金科玉律 jīn kē yù lǜ golden rule / key principle syn 锁钥 鎖鑰 suǒ yuè key and lock / (fig.) strategic place syn 要津 yào jīn strategic location / important hub / key post / prominent position syn 配钥匙 配鑰匙 pèi yào shi to make a key 内六角扳手 內六角扳手 nèi liù jiǎo bān shǒu Allen key / hex key 降调 降調 jiàng diào falling intonation (linguistics) / to lower the key of a tune / to demote 要路 yào lù important road / main thoroughfare / fig. key position syn 籥 yuè flute / key 以慎为键 以慎為鍵 yǐ shèn wéi jiàn to take caution as the key (idiom) / to proceed very carefully 扼喉抚背 扼喉撫背 è hóu fǔ bèi lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom) / fig. to occupy all key points (military) 一年之计在于春 一年之計在於春 yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) / early planning is the key to success 厚积薄发 厚積薄發 hòu jī bó fā lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared 津要 jīn yào (literary) key location / key post (important job) 钥匙儿童 鑰匙兒童 latch-key child / latch-key kid 联合国贸易单据统一格式 聯合國貿易單據統一格式 United Nations Layout Key for Trade Documents / United Nations Layout Key 资料输入员 資料輸入員 key entry operator / key operator 双匙制度 雙匙制度 dual key system / dual key arrangement 双匙安排 雙匙安排 dual key system / dual key arrangement 主要前体 主要前體 key precursor / key precursor chemical 左嗓子 zuǒ sǎng zi off-key singing voice / sb who sings off-key 金钥 金鑰 jīn yào the key (to solving a problem etc) / (Tw) (cryptography) key 公开钥匙 公開鑰匙 gōng kāi yào shi public key (in encryption) 键槽 鍵槽 jiàn cáo (engineering) keyway / key slot 私人钥匙 私人鑰匙 sī rén yào shi private key (in encryption) 鍉 dī spoon / key 一把钥匙开一把锁 一把鑰匙開一把鎖 yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom) 上箭头键 上箭頭鍵 shàng jiàn tóu jiàn up arrow key (on keyboard) 下箭头键 下箭頭鍵 xià jiàn tóu jiàn down arrow key (on keyboard) 不显山不露水 不顯山不露水 bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom) / fig. to hide the key facts 主和弦 zhǔ hé xián tonic triad / triad of the home key 主嫌 zhǔ xián prime, key or main suspect (law) 以一驭万 以一馭萬 yǐ yī yù wàn to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom) 右箭头键 右箭頭鍵 yòu jiàn tóu jiàn right arrow key (on keyboard) 喉咽 hóu yān laryngopharynx / fig. a key position 国家重点学科 國家重點學科 guó jiā zhòng diǎn xué kē National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law) 国家重点实验室 國家重點實驗室 guó jiā zhòng diǎn shí yàn shì State Key Laboratories (university laboratories in PRC supported by the central government) 岔调 岔調 chà diào (of a voice) husky / hoarse / affected / (music) to go off-key 左箭头键 左箭頭鍵 zuǒ jiàn tóu jiàn left arrow key (on keyboard) 按键音 按鍵音 àn jiàn yīn keypad tone / key tone 现在是过去钥匙 現在是過去鑰匙 xiàn zài shì guò qu yào shi Today is the key to the past. 管龠 guǎn yuè flute / pipe / key / CL:把[ba3] 要枢 要樞 yào shū important hub / key position 要目 yào mù important substance (of a document) / key section 