紧要关头

緊要關頭

jǐnyào-guāntóu

idiom #18,587

Meanings

1 critical juncture
2 crucial moment
3 crunch time

Characters

important; to want

pass; gate; to concern

head; end; point

Examples

在紧要关头，他做出了正确的决定。

Zài jǐnyàoguāntóu, tā zuòchū le zhèngquè de juédìng.

At the critical juncture, he made the right decision.

紧要关头不能掉链子。

Jǐnyàoguāntóu bùnéng diào liànzi.

You can't drop the ball at the crucial moment.

Tips

memory

紧要 (urgent and important) + 关头 (juncture, turning point) — the urgent, important turning point where everything is at stake.

Stroke Order

紧 jǐn

要 yào

关 guān

头 tóu