緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

緊 jǐn tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
要 yào
HSK 2
necessary, essential; necessity
關 guān frontier pass; close; relation
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss