# 钥匙 (yàoshi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 钥匙 (yàoshi) means “key”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: key
- Pinyin: yàoshi (yao4 shi5)
- Traditional: 鑰匙
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Measure word: 把

## Examples

- 我把钥匙忘在办公室了，打不开房门。
  Wǒ bǎ yàoshi wàng zài bàngōngshì le, dǎbukāi fángmén.
  I left my keys at the office and can't open the door.

## Characters

- 钥 (yuè): key
- 匙 (chí): spoon

https://hanziro.com/word/yao-shi-key/

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