Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
键
jiàn
Description
“键”是键盘或机器上用手指按的部分，比如电脑和手机上都有很多键。
"键" is the part on a keyboard or machine pressed by fingers, such as the many keys on a computer or phone.
Meanings
键jiàn
key or button on a keyboard or machine
请按这个键。
Please press this key.
键盘jiànpán
keyboard
我买了一个新键盘。
I bought a new keyboard.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally meant a metal bolt or pin, now mainly refers to keys/buttons.
- Nuance
键 appears in 关键 (crucial) and 键盘 (keyboard), rarely used alone in speech.
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