節骨眼 jiē gu yǎn

crucial moment; (dialect) critical juncture

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. crucial moment
  2. 2. (dialect) critical juncture
  3. 3. Taiwan pr. jié gu yǎn

Characters

Character Meaning
節 jiē
festival
骨 gu HSK 5
bone
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole