钥匙 (yàoshi) means Key. Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我把 钥匙 忘在家里了。
Wǒ bǎ yàoshi wàng zài jiā lǐ le.
I left my keys at home.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 钥匙
我到处找我的 钥匙 。
Wǒ dàochù zhǎo wǒ de yàoshi.
I looked everywhere for my keys.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 到处
哎，别忘了带 钥匙 。
Āi, bié wàng le dài yàoshi.
Hey, don't forget to bring the keys.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 哎
他把 钥匙 放进裤兜里。
Tā bǎ yàoshi fàng jìn kù dōu lǐ.
He put the keys in his trouser pocket.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 兜
钥匙 明明放在这里的。
Yàoshi míngmíng fàng zài zhèlǐ de.
The keys were definitely put right here.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 明明
他在玩弄手里的 钥匙 。
Tā zài wánnòng shǒu lǐ de yàoshi.
He was fiddling with the keys in his hand.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 玩弄
他在路上捡到了一把 钥匙 。
Tā zài lù shàng jiǎn dào le yì bǎ yàoshi.
He picked up a key on the road.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 捡
他从口袋里掏出一把 钥匙 。
Tā cóng kǒudài lǐ tāo chū yì bǎ yàoshi.
He fished a key out of his pocket.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 掏
糟糕，我把 钥匙 忘在家里了。
Zāogāo, wǒ bǎ yàoshi wàng zài jiā lǐ le.
Oh no, I left my keys at home.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 糟糕
钥匙 掉进水里，捞了半天才捞上来。
Yàoshi diào jìn shuǐ lǐ, lāo le bàntiān cái lāo shànglái.
The key fell in the water and took ages to fish out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 捞
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From the grammar library
我找到了我的 钥匙 。
Wǒ zhǎodào le wǒ de yàoshi.
I found my keys.
Grammar library · HSK 3 · Result complements — 完, 好, 到, 见
Questions about 钥匙
How is 钥匙 used in a sentence?
This page shows 13 sentences using 钥匙 (yàoshi, "Key"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 钥匙 an HSK word?
Yes — 钥匙 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 钥匙?
The dictionary page for 钥匙 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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