紧要关头 jǐn yào guān tóu

urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 18729th word

Definitions

  1. 1. urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture

Characters

Character Meaning
紧 jǐn HSK 4
tight; urgent; tense
要 yào HSK 2
to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must
关 guān HSK 1
to close; to shut; to turn off
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end