一把钥匙开一把锁

Traditional: 一把鑰匙開一把鎖

yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ

Dictionary entry

One key opens one lock.

What does 一把钥匙开一把锁 mean?

一把钥匙开一把锁 (yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1One key opens one lock.

2There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 把bǎto hold; to grasp · to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 钥yuèkey · also pr. [yao4]匙chíspoon 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 锁suǒto lock; to lock up · a lock (CL:把[ba3])

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一把钥匙开一把锁

yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ

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