"Key" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on
 guān jiàn crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal
 yào shi key / CL:把[ba3]
 mì jué secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success)
 jué qiào secret / trick / knack / key
 tí jiě notes / key (to exercises)
 suǒ chí (dialect) key / Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5]
 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody
 jiàn key (on a piano or computer keyboard) / button (on a mouse or other device) / chemical bond / linchpin
 yào key
 yuè key / also pr. [yao4]
 mǔ (of a bird, animal or plant) male / key / hills
 qiào hole / opening / orifice (of the human body) / (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)
 yuè flute / key
 dī spoon / key
 guǎn yuè flute / pipe / key / CL:把[ba3]
 liú fèn fraction (of a distillate) / key (one component part of a distillate)
 zuì zhòng yào most important / key
 yào sù essential factor / key constituent
 àn jiàn button or key (on a device) / keystroke / CL:個|个[ge4] / to press a button
 kuài jié jiàn (computer) shortcut key / hotkey
 xū zhī key information / instructions / it must be borne in mind
 xù liè hào serial number / product key (software)
 huí chē to turn a vehicle around / (computing) "carriage return" character / the "Enter" key / to hit the "Enter" key
 guān jié joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase
 yào hài vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial
 lóng tóu qǐ yè key enterprises / leading enterprises
 guān jiàn shí kè key moment / critical time
 gōng guān to storm a strategic pass / fig. to tackle a key problem
 jiàn rù to key in / to input
 xiān jī key moment / decisive opportunity
 jī diào main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech)
 qiáng xiàng key strength / strong suit / specialty
 xiǎo diào xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music)
 yào jiàn key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone
 yào wù key task / important affair
 zhǔ jiàng commander-in-chief (military) / star player (sports) / key figure (in an organization)
 yào jué the key trick / the secret of success
 zhóu xīn axle / (fig.) central element / key element / axis (alliance of nations)
 wàn néng yào shi master key / skeleton key / passkey
 dà diào major key (in music)
 yào yuán key participant / VIP
 qín jiàn a piano key
 biàn diào tone sandhi / modified tone / (music) to change key / modulation
 niú bí zi key point / crux / (old) Daoist (facetious)
 qiāo rù to key in / to input
 Sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe
 dǎ mǎ to pixelate an image / to key in captcha authentication codes
 kǎn r critical juncture / key moment
 zhuǎn diào (music) to change key / modulation / (of an employee) to be transferred to another post
 jiàn tóu jiàn arrow key (on keyboard)
 suǒ yuè key and lock / (fig.) strategic place
 yào jīn key post
 pèi yào shi to make a key
 nèi liù jiǎo bān shǒu Allen key / hex key
 gāng head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program
 jīn kē yù lu:4 golden rule / key principle
 yǐ shèn wéi jiàn to take caution as the key (idiom) / to proceed very carefully
 è hóu fǔ bèi lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom) / fig. to occupy all key points (military)
 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
 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
 yào zhí key job / important position
 jiàng diào falling intonation (linguistics) / to lower the key of a tune / to demote
 yào lù important road / main thoroughfare / fig. key position
 gōng kāi yào shi public key (in encryption)
 jiàn cáo key slot
 sī rén yào shi private key (in encryption)
 yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
 shàng jiàn tóu jiàn up arrow key (on keyboard)
 xià jiàn tóu jiàn down arrow key (on keyboard)
 bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom) / fig. to hide the key facts
 zhǔ hé xián tonic triad / triad of the home key
 zhǔ xián prime, key or main suspect (law)
 yǐ yī yù wàn to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
 yòu jiàn tóu jiàn right arrow key (on keyboard)
 hóu yān laryngopharynx / fig. a key position
 Guó jiā Zhòng diǎn Xué kē National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law)
 Guó jiā Zhòng diǎn Shí yàn shì State Key Laboratories (university laboratories in PRC supported by the central government)
 zuǒ jiàn tóu jiàn left arrow key (on keyboard)
 àn jiàn yīn keypad tone / key tone
 cí yǎn key word
 jīn yào (literary) key location / key post (important job)
 xiàn zài shì guò qu yào shi Today is the key to the past.
 yào shū important traffic hub / key crossroad
 yào mù important substance (of a document) / key section
 diào hào tone mark on a Chinese syllable (i.e. accents on ā / á / ǎ / à) / (music) key signature
 diàn jiàn electric key / switch
  Key Item Reporting
  key performance indicators
  ICAO Public Key Directory
  consultation network of key stakeholders
  key fob
  United Nations Layout Key for Trade Documents / United Nations Layout Key
  key category
 gōng chí jī chǔ shè shī Public Key Infrastructure
  key item management reporting system
  Key Entry Supervisor
穿  key punch operator
  On-Line Information Key
  key informant
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