| 时刻 | shí kè | time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always | ![]() |
| 契机 | qì jī | opportunity / turning point / juncture | ![]() |
| 关头 | guān tóu | juncture / moment | ![]() |
| 关口 | guān kǒu | pass / gateway / (fig.) juncture | ![]() |
| 接缝 | jiē fèng | seam / join / juncture | ![]() |
| 节骨眼 | jiē gu yǎn | (dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3] | ![]() |
| 兵临城下 | bīng lín chéng xià | soldiers at the city walls (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture | ![]() |
| 坎儿 | kǎn r | critical juncture / key moment | ![]() |
| 事危累卵 | shì wēi lěi luǎn | lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture | ![]() |
| 紧要关头 | jǐn yào guān tóu | urgent and important moment (idiom) / critical juncture | ![]() |
| 这阵儿 | zhè zhèn r | now / at present / at this juncture | ![]() |
| 这阵子 | zhè zhèn zi | now / at present / at this juncture | ![]() |
