节骨眼

節骨眼

jiēguyǎn

noun #19,974

Meanings

1 critical juncture
2 crucial moment
3 pivotal point

Characters

joint / node / section

eye / key point

Examples

在这个节骨眼上，你不能退缩。

Zài zhège jiēguyǎn shang, nǐ bù néng tuìsuō.

At this critical juncture, you cannot back down.

偏偏在节骨眼上出了问题。

Piānpiān zài jiēguyǎn shang chū le wèntí.

A problem came up at exactly the crucial moment.

Tips

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节骨眼 is colloquial / dialectal. It often appears in the phrase 在节骨眼上 (at the critical moment). The Taiwan pronunciation is jiéguyǎn.

Stroke Order

节 jié

骨 gǔ

眼 yǎn