"Crux" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 关键 | guān jiàn | crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal |   |
| 点子 | diǎn zi | spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer | |
| 基本点 | jī běn diǎn | key point / crux / (finance) basis point, abbr. to 基點|基点[ji1dian3] | |
| 牛鼻子 | niú bí zi | key point / crux / (old) Daoist (facetious) | |
| 症结 | zhēng jié | hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations | |
