# 关键 (guānjiàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 关键 (guānjiàn) means “key, crucial; key point”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: key, crucial; key point
- Pinyin: guānjiàn (guan1 jian4)
- Traditional: 關鍵
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 这是解决这个问题的关键。
  Zhè shì jiějué zhège wèntí de guānjiàn.
  This is the key to solving this problem.

## Characters

- [关](https://hanziro.com/word/guan-close/) (guān): to close; to turn off
- [键](https://hanziro.com/word/jian-key/) (jiàn): key (on a keyboard or piano)

https://hanziro.com/word/guan-jian-key-crucial/

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