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Juncture in Chinese: 关头 (guān tóu)

guān tóu

juncture

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 關頭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1juncture
  2. 2moment

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头

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ㄍㄨㄢ

guān

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

关头

Simplified

關頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 在这个关头我们不能放弃。

    zài zhè ge guān tóu wǒ men bù néng fàng qì。

    At this critical juncture we cannot give up.

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Related words

关

guān

mountain pass

头

tóu

head

关系

guān xi

relation

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

关于

guān yú

pertaining to

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

关键

guān jiàn

crucial point

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

关闭

guān bì

to close

关怀

guān huái

care

罐头

guàn tou

tin

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