# 关头 (guāntóu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 关头 (guāntóu) means “critical juncture; moment”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: critical juncture; moment
- Pinyin: guāntóu (guan1 tou2)
- Traditional: 關頭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 在紧要关头要保持冷静。
  Zài jǐnyào guāntóu yào bǎochí lěngjìng.
  Wait calmly at a critical juncture.

## Characters

- [关](https://hanziro.com/word/guan-close/) (guān): to close; to turn off
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top

https://hanziro.com/word/guan-tou-critical-juncture/

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