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指南针

zhǐ nán zhēn

HSK 6 3-character word Traditional 指南針

What 指南针 means

1. compass

The characters in 指南针

• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 南nánsouth
• 针zhēnneedle; pin; injection

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.

Where 指南针 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · zhì (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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