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

HSK 3

在紧要关头，他做出了正确的决定。

Zài jǐnyào-guāntóu, tā zuòchū le zhèngquè de juédìng.

At the critical juncture, he made the right decision.

HSK 7-9

紧要关头不能掉链子。

Jǐnyào-guāntóu 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