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 定位 dìng wèi to orientate / to position / to categorize (as) / to characterize (as) / positioning / position / niche 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 升迁 升遷 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position / to be promoted to a higher position in a new department 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) 原位 yuán wèi original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 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 头寸 頭寸 tóu cùn (finance) cash position / position syn 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 把 bǎ to hold / to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) syn 位 wèi position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 处 處 chǔ to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish syn 位置 wèi zhi position / place / seat / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank syn 安 ān (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2]) syn 处于 處於 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition) syn 姿势 姿勢 zī shì posture / position syn 职位 職位 zhí wèi position / post / job syn 立场 立場 lì chǎng position / standpoint / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 地位 dì wèi position / status / place / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 代理 dài lǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy syn 提升 提昇 tí shēng to promote (to a higher-ranking position) / to lift / to hoist / (fig.) to elevate / to raise / to improve syn 培养 培養 péi yǎng to cultivate / to breed / to foster / to nurture / to educate / to groom (for a position) / education / fostering / culture (biology) syn 到位 dào wèi to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done) syn 方位 fāng wèi direction / points of the compass / bearing / position / azimuth syn 得以 dé yǐ able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view syn 分歧 fēn qí divergent / difference (of opinion, position) / disagreement / (math.) bifurcation syn 置于 zhì yú to place in / to put in (a position) syn 职务 職務 zhí wù post / position / job / duties syn 接替 jiē tì to replace / to take over (a position or post) syn 主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 表态 表態 biǎo tài to declare one's position / to say where one stands 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 讲座 講座 jiǎng zuò course of lectures / lecture series / chair (academic position) 晋升 晉升 jìn shēng to promote to a higher position syn 阵地 陣地 zhèn dì (military) position / front syn 崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) syn 应聘 應聘 yìng pìn to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position 前卫 前衛 qián wèi advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position) 征召 徵召 zhēng zhào to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position syn 安插 ān chā to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old) syn 