钥匙 meaning in English

yàoshi

key

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 鑰匙20 strokes

Meaning of 钥匙

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yàoshi
  1. key

Measure word: 把

钥匙 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

现xiàn在zài,我wǒ把bǎ钥yào匙shi放fàng哪nǎ里lǐ了le?
Now where did I put the key?
保bǎo险xiǎn箱xiāng的de钥yào匙shi在zài我wǒ这zhè儿ér。
I have the key to the safe.
汤tāng姆mǔ不bú是shì唯wéi一yī有yǒu钥yào匙shi的de。
Tom isn't the only one who has a key.
把bǎ钥yào匙shi带dài给gěi你nǐ的de兄xiōng弟dì。
Take the key to your brother.
我wǒ好hǎo像xiàng丢diū了le我wǒ的de钥yào匙shi。
It seems that I've lost my keys.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

钥 yào · lock · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

匙 chí · spoon · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 钥匙.

汤匙tāngchísoup spoon; tablespoon
锁匙suǒchí(dialect) key; Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5]
密钥mìyào(cryptography) key

Questions about 钥匙

What does 钥匙 mean?

钥匙 (yàoshi) means "key" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 钥匙?

钥匙 is made of 2 characters: 钥 (9 strokes), 匙 (11 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 钥匙 an HSK word?

Yes. 钥匙 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 钥匙 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 钥匙 is written 鑰匙.