钥
匙

Key in Chinese: 钥匙 (yào shi)

yào shi

key

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 鑰匙2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1key

Stroke order

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钥
匙

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄠˋ

yào

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄕ

shi

˙/ neutral toneㄕ/ sh

Simplified & traditional

钥匙

Simplified

鑰匙

Traditional

Example sentences

See 钥匙 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他转动钥匙。

    tā zhuàn dòng yào shi。

    He turned the key.

  • 我钥匙丢了。

    wǒ yào shi diū le。

    I lost my key.

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Related words

以

yǐ

to use

窄

zhǎi

narrow

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

做生意

zuò shēng yì

to do business

唉

ài

alas

爱惜

ài xī

to cherish

悲观

bēi guān

pessimistic

鞭炮

biān pào

firecrackers

丙

bǐng

third of the ten Heavenly Stems 干

脖子

bó zi

neck

不见得

bù jiàn de

not necessarily

步骤

bù zhòu

procedure

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