键

jiàn

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HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
2. button (on a mouse or other device)
3. chemical bond
4. linchpin

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 按键 àn jiàn 按键 àn jiàn button or key (on a device) A button or key to press, a common term in computing and everyday use.: button or key (on a device)
• 琴键 qín jiàn 琴键 qín jiàn a piano key Specifically piano keys, distinguishing from computer keys.: a piano key
• 关键 guān jiàn 关键 guān jiàn crucial point The crucial point or linchpin, an abstract metaphorical extension.: crucial point

Usage notes

Common mistakes

键 specifically refers to a single key on a keyboard or piano, not to a key for opening locks (that's 钥匙). Using 键 for a door key is a common error.

Example Sentences

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请按下这个 键 。

Please press this key.

按任何 键 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10740735)

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Words Containing 键

• 按键 按键 àn jiàn: button or key (on a device)
• 键盘 键盘 jiàn pán: keyboard
• 关键 关键 guān jiàn: crucial point
• 三键 三键 sān jiàn: triple bond (chemistry)
• 上箭头键 上箭头键 shàng jiàn tóu jiàn: up arrow key (on keyboard)
• 下箭头键 下箭头键 xià jiàn tóu jiàn: down arrow key (on keyboard)
• 二硫键 二硫键 èr liú jiàn: disulfide (chemistry)
• 以慎为键 以慎为键 yǐ shèn wéi jiàn: to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully
• 价键 价键 jià jiàn: valence bond (chemistry)
• 共价键 共价键 gòng jià jiàn: covalent bond (chemistry)
• 化学键 化学键 huà xué jiàn: chemical bond
• 右箭头键 右箭头键 yòu jiàn tóu jiàn: right arrow key (on keyboard)
• 单键 单键 dān jiàn: single bond (chemistry)
• 回车键 回车键 huí chē jiàn: carriage return
• 大键琴 大键琴 dà jiàn qín: a harpsichord
• 左箭头键 左箭头键 zuǒ jiàn tóu jiàn: left arrow key (on keyboard)
• 快捷键 快捷键 kuài jié jiàn: (computer) shortcut key
• 按键音 按键音 àn jiàn yīn: keypad tone
• 暂停键 暂停键 zàn tíng jiàn: pause button
• 氢键 氢键 qīng jiàn: hydrogen bond
• 热键 热键 rè jiàn: hotkey
• 琴键 琴键 qín jiàn: a piano key
• 空格键 空格键 kòng gé jiàn: space bar (keyboard)
• 箭头键 箭头键 jiàn tóu jiàn: arrow key (on keyboard)
• 肽键 肽键 tài jiàn: peptide bond CO-NH
• 舒眠键 舒眠键 shū mián jiàn: sleep mode button (on the remote control of an air conditioner)
• 色键 色键 sè jiàn: chroma key
• 退格键 退格键 tuì gé jiàn: backspace (keyboard)
• 金属键 金属键 jīn shǔ jiàn: metallic bond
• 键入 键入 jiàn rù: to key in
• 键帽 键帽 jiàn mào: keycap
• 键槽 键槽 jiàn cáo: key slot
• 键盘侠 键盘侠 jiàn pán xiá: keyboard warrior
• 键盘乐器 键盘乐器 jiàn pán yuè qì: keyboard instrument (piano, organ etc)
• 键词 键词 jiàn cí: keyword
• 关键字 关键字 guān jiàn zì: keyword
• 关键绩效指标 关键绩效指标 guān jiàn jì xiào zhǐ biāo: key performance indicator (KPI)
• 关键词 关键词 guān jiàn cí: keyword
• 双键 双键 shuāng jiàn: double bond (chemistry)
• 离子键 离子键 lí zǐ jiàn: ionic bond (chemistry)
• 电键 电键 diàn jiàn: electric key