窍门 (qiàomén) — knack; trick; secret of doing something

Characters in this word

Strokes: 10
Radical: 穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of: 穴 cave, den, hole 巧 skillful, ingenious, clever
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

学习同声传译没有捷径，但掌握记忆分组的窍门能明显提高效率。 Xuéxí tóngshēng chuányì méiyǒu jiéjìng, dàn zhǎngwò jìyì fēnzǔ de qiàomén néng míngxiǎn tígāo xiàolǜ. There is no shortcut to learning simultaneous interpreting, but mastering the trick of grouping information for memory can greatly improve efficiency.
他终于找到背单词的窍门，进步很快。 Tā zhōngyú zhǎodào bèi dāncí de qiàomén, jìnbù hěn kuài. He finally found the knack for memorizing vocabulary and improved very quickly.
做红烧肉其实也有窍门，火候最关键。 Zuò hóngshāoròu qíshí yě yǒu qiàomén, huǒhou zuì guānjiàn. There is actually a knack to making braised pork too; controlling the heat is the key.