关键

guān jiàn · guan jian

Traditional 關鍵

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. crucial point
  2. crux
  3. CL:個 / 个 (gè)
  4. key
  5. crucial
  6. pivotal

In a sentence

2 examples
01

就(jiù)像(xiàng)你(nǐ)们(men)知(zhī)道(dào)的(de)那(nà)样(yàng),毅(yì)力(lì)是(shì)成(chéng)功(gōng)的(de)关(guān)键(jiàn)。

Perseverance, as you know, is the key to success.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

关(guān)键(jiàn)不(bú)在(zài)穿(chuān)什(shén)么(me),而(ér)是(shì)怎(zěn)么(me)穿(chuān)。

It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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