钥匙

• 병음: yào shi
• 한자 분석: 钥 = 钅(metal) + 龠 (ancient pipe with shaped openings — a metal object with shaped cuts); 匙 = 匕 (spoon-shaped) + 是 (to be — a spoon-like tool)

뜻

열쇠(자물쇠를 여는 키).

Both literal (房间钥匙, 车钥匙) and figurative (成功的钥匙 — the key to success). Common collocations: 备用钥匙 (spare key), 配钥匙 (to have a key copied), 钥匙扣 (keychain).

예문

1. 他翻遍了所有口袋，才发现钥匙留在了办公室的桌上，只好打电话请物业开门。
2. 父母第一次把家门钥匙交给她保管，她明白这不仅仅是一把金属片，更是一种信任的象征。
3. 坚持不懈地学习是打开知识大门的钥匙，这句话听起来老生常谈，却是许多成功者的共同体悟。

사용 가이드

맥락: everyday, metaphor, property, trust

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 他习惯性地把备用钥匙藏在门口花盆底下，直到邻居提醒他这是最常见的入室盗窃场景之一，他才意识到这个习惯有多么危险。(He habitually hid his spare key under the flower pot by the door, until a neighbour pointed out that this was one of the most common burglary scenarios; only then did he realise how dangerous this habit was.)
• 掌握一门外语的钥匙不在于死记硬背单词，而在于创造真实的语言使用场景，让大脑在有意义的交流中自然习得语言规律。(The key to mastering a foreign language does not lie in rote memorisation of vocabulary, but in creating authentic language-use scenarios so that the brain naturally acquires linguistic patterns through meaningful communication.)

피해야 할 표현

• 给我钥匙开门 — 钥匙 alone does not clarify who opens the door; say 用钥匙开门 or 把钥匙给我，我来开门; 给我钥匙开门 is ambiguous about the actor

기원과 역사

钥 (key — 钅metal + 龠 ancient reed pipe with holes; a metal object with shaped openings) + 匙 (spoon/key — 匕 spoon + 是 be; a spoon-shaped tool)

문화적 배경

시대: Classical/Modern

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal