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键

jiàn · jian

Traditional 鍵

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
  2. button (on a mouse or other device)
  3. chemical bond
  4. linchpin
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In a conversation

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Dead computer

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)电脑(diànnǎo)不动(bùdòng)了(le)。

    My computer does not move.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)按(àn)了(le)哪个(nǎge)键(jiàn)？

    Which key did you press just now?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)按(àn)了(le)最大(zuìdà)的(de)键(jiàn)。

    I do not know. I only pressed the biggest key.

  4. Liangliang

    最大(zuìdà)的(de)是(shì)空格键(kònggéjiàn)，电源键(diànyuánjiàn)在(zài)右边(yòubian)。

    The biggest one is the space bar. The power button is on the right.

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)电脑(diànnǎo)根本(gēnběn)没(méi)开(kāi)！

    So the computer was never on!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)按(àn)一(yí)下(xià)键(jiàn)盘(pán)上(shàng)的(de)回(huí)车(chē)键(jiàn)。

Please press the Enter key on the keyboard.

02

钢(gāng)琴(qín)上(shàng)的(de)黑(hēi)键(jiàn)比(bǐ)白(bái)键(jiàn)窄(zhǎi)。

The black keys on a piano are narrower than the white keys.

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