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 部长 部長 bù zhǎng head of a (government etc) department / section chief / section head / secretary / minister / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 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 尾部 wěi bù back part / rear section / tail section syn 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 截面 jié miàn section / cross-section 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 纵断面 縱斷面 zòng duàn miàn vertical section / longitudinal section syn 间 間 jiān between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms syn 部 bù ministry / department / section / part / division / troops / board / classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc syn 部门 部門 bù mén department / branch / section / division / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 科 kē branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[ge4] 内部 內部 nèi bù interior / inside (part, section) / internal syn 阶段 階段 jiē duàn stage / section / phase / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 小队 小隊 xiǎo duì section (UK) 目 mù eye / (literary) to look / to regard / eye (of a net) / mesh / mesh size / grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title syn 中部 zhōng bù middle part / central section / central region syn 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn 片断 片斷 piàn duàn section / fragment / segment syn 切片 qiē piàn to slice / slice / thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination) syn 截取 jié qǔ to cut off a section of sth 章节 章節 zhāng jié chapter / section syn 科长 科長 kē zhǎng section chief / CL:個|个[ge4] 地段 dì duàn section / district syn 篇章 piān zhāng chapter / section (of a written work) / passage of writing / (fig.) chapter (in the history of sth) syn 小卖部 小賣部 xiǎo mài bù kiosk / snack counter / retail department or section inside a larger business syn 地皮 dì pí lot / section of land / ground syn 条文 條文 tiáo wén clause / explanatory section in a document syn 处长 處長 chù zhǎng department head / section chief 上部 shàng bù upper section 课长 課長 kè zhǎng section chief (of an administrative unit) / head (of a department) 薄片 báo piàn thin slice / thin section / flake / Taiwan pr. [bo2 pian4] 黄金分割 黃金分割 huáng jīn fēn gē golden ratio / golden section 版块 版塊 bǎn kuài printing block / section (of a newspaper) / board (of BBS or discussion forum) 横截面 橫截面 héng jié miàn cross-section 独当一面 獨當一面 dú dāng yī miàn to assume personal responsibility (idiom) / to take charge of a section syn 切面 qiē miàn section / cross-cut / tangent plane (math.) syn 财务科 財務科 cái wù kē Finance Section syn 横断面 橫斷面 héng duàn miàn horizontal section syn 中段 zhōng duàn middle section / middle period / middle area / mid- syn 区间 區間 qū jiān delimited area / defined section of a train or bus route / numerical range / (math.) interval syn 门市部 門市部 mén shì bù retail department / section of a retail store syn 