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指南

zhǐ nán

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

指南 (zhǐ nán) means "to guide; guidebook". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 指南 means

1. to guide
2. guidebook

The characters in 指南

• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 南nánsouth

Example sentences

• 指南针指向北边。
  Zhǐnánzhēn zhǐxiàng běibiān.
  The compass points to the north.
• 拿上你们的指南针。
  Bring your compass along.
• 汤姆不会使用指南针。
  Tom doesn't know how to use a compass.
• 指南针的指针指向北边。
  Zhǐnánzhēn de zhǐzhēn zhǐxiàng běibiān.
  Compass needles point to the north.
• 根据指南，这是这附近最好的餐馆。
  Gēnjù zhǐnán, zhè shì zhè fùjìn zuì hǎo de cānguǎn.
  According to the guidebook, this is the best restaurant around here.
• 我在英国的时候，经常翻阅旅游指南，查询旅途中的相关细节。
  While in England, I often referred to the guidebook for details of my journey.

Words starting with 指南

• 指南针zhǐ nán zhēncompass
• 指南车zhǐ nán chēa mechanical compass invented by Zu Chongzhi 祖冲之
• 指南宫Zhǐ nán GōngZhinan Temple, Taoist temple in the hills of Muzha 木栅

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