节骨眼 jiē gu yǎn

crucial moment; (dialect) critical juncture

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 19998th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
节 jiē HSK 3
festival
骨 gu HSK 5
bone
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole