关头關頭

guān tóu

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

juncture; moment

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Characters

关guānfrontier pass; to close, to shut; relation丷天头tóuhead; chief, boss; first, top⺀大

Examples

缓期执行在最后关头决定了下来。

Huǎn qī zhí xíng zài zuì hòu guān tóu jué dìng le xià lai.

A stay of execution was ordered at the eleventh hour.