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 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day 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 老虎机 老虎機 lǎo hǔ jī slot machine 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 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 插槽 chā cáo slot 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) 档期 檔期 dàng qī slot within a schedule / timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc) / range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc) 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 代币 代幣 dài bì token (used instead of money for slot machines, in game arcades etc) 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) 投 tóu to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water syn 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 辅币 輔幣 fǔ bì fractional currency (coin or note of value smaller than the country's unit of currency) / token (used instead of money for slot machines etc) syn 降调 降調 jiàng diào falling intonation (linguistics) / to lower the key of a tune / to demote 榫眼 sǔn yǎn mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) syn 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 时隙 時隙 shí xì time slot / slot 八点档 八點檔 bā diǎn dàng 8:00 p.m. time slot (on television) / (Tw) (coll.) television drama series that airs in the prime time slot of 8:00 p.m. 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 卯榫 mǎo sǔn mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint) 吃角子老虎 chī jiǎo zi lǎo hu slot machine 投币口 投幣口 tóu bì kǒu coin slot 卡槽 kǎ cáo (electronics) card slot (for SD card, SIM card etc) / clamping groove 轨道位置 guǐ dào wèi zhì orbital slot / orbital position 槽孔 cáo kǒng slot / groove / slotted hole 垫档 墊檔 diàn dàng to fill a blank space / to fill a slot (in a newspaper column, a TV program etc) 插播广告 插播廣告 chā bō guǎng gào slot advertisement / interstitial ad / splash ad 盖台广告 蓋台廣告 gài tái guǎng gào (Tw) slot advertisement / interstitial ad / splash ad 槽位 cáo wèi slot 吃角子老虎 chī jiǎo zi lǎo hǔ slot machine 广告位 廣告位 guǎng gào wèi ad space / ad slot 