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关头

guān tóu · guan tou

Traditional 關頭

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. juncture
  2. moment
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Dead phone, dead power bank

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)打(dǎ)很(hěn)重要(zhòngyào)的(de)电话(diànhuà)，手机(shǒujī)却(què)没电(méidiàn)了(le)！

    I'm on a very important call, and my phone is out of battery!

  2. Liangliang

    真是(zhēnshi)紧要(jǐnyào)关头(guāntóu)。你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)有(yǒu)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)吗(ma)？

    What a critical moment. Don't you have a power bank?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)找找(zhǎozhǎo)……我的(wǒde)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)也(yě)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    Let me look... my power bank is dead too.

  4. Liangliang

    在(zài)这个(zhège)关头(guāntóu)，两个(liǎnggè)都(dōu)没电(méidiàn)？

    At a moment like this, both are dead?

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)借(jiè)你的(nǐde)用(yòng)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    Then lend me yours.

  6. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)？在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)充电(chōngdiàn)呢(ne)。

    Mine? It's charging at home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)生(shēng)死(sǐ)关(guān)头(tóu)，他(tā)选(xuǎn)择(zé)了(le)保(bǎo)护(hù)别(bié)人(rén)。

At the critical moment of life and death, he chose to protect others.

02

比(bǐ)赛(sài)到(dào)了(le)最(zuì)后(hòu)关(guān)头(tóu)，队(duì)长(zhǎng)投(tóu)进(jìn)了(le)关(guān)键(jiàn)一(yì)球(qiú)。

At the final juncture of the game, the captain scored the crucial basket.

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