锁钥 (鎖鑰)
suǒ yuè
Pinyin

Definition

锁钥 (鎖鑰)
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suǒ yuè
  1. key and lock
  2. (fig.) strategic place

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jiě suǒ
  1. 1 to unlock
  2. 2 to release
lián suǒ
  1. 1 to interlock
  2. 2 to be linked
  3. 3 chain (store etc)
suǒ
  1. 1 to lock up
  2. 2 to lock
  3. 3 lock
  4. 4 classifier: 把 bǎ
suǒ dìng
  1. 1 to lock (a door)
  2. 2 to close with a latch
  3. 3 to lock into place
  4. 4 a lock
  5. 5 a latch
  6. 6 to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten)
  7. 7 to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection)
  8. 8 to focus attention on
  9. 9 to target
yào shi
  1. 1 key
  2. 2 classifier: 把 bǎ

Idioms (2)

一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
  1. 1 One key opens one lock.
  2. 2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
名缰利锁
míng jiāng lì suǒ
  1. 1 lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
  2. 2 the victim of one's own success