"Crucial" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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关键 guān jiàn crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal
要害 yào hài vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial
紧要 jǐn yào critical / crucial / vital
至关重要 zhì guān zhòng yào extremely important / vital / crucial / essential
火候 huǒ hòu heat control / maturity / crucial moment
刀刃 dāo rèn knife blade / crucial point
闪光点 shǎn guāng diǎn lit. flash point / crucial point / essential point
画龙点睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
节骨眼 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
机 jī (bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic
兵贵神速 bīng guì shén sù lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom) / fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item
点睛之笔 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
一柱擎天 yī zhù qíng tiān lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom) / fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
夹当 jiā dāng crucial moment / critical time
万事俱备，只欠东风 wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
万事皆备，只欠东风 wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风
要着 yào zhuó important thing / crucial thing
火候 huǒ hou heat control / (fig.) mastery / (fig.) crucial moment
乐昌破镜 Lè chāng - pò jìng lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4chang1 Gong1zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom) / fig. the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship
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