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指导

zhǐ dǎo

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 指導

指导 (zhǐ dǎo) means "to guide; to mentor". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 指导 means

1. to guide; to direct; to instruct
2. coach; trainer

The characters in 指导

• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 导dǎoto transmit; to lead; to guide

Example sentences

• 感谢您的指导！
  I am very grateful to you for your advice.
• 我们需要指导。
  We need directions.
• 请遵循护士的指导。
  Qǐng zūnxún hùshi de zhǐdǎo.
  Please follow the nurse's directions.
• 我需要你指导我接下来该做什么。
  Wǒ xūyào nǐ zhǐdǎo wǒ jiēxiàlái gāi zuò shénme.
  I need your advice on what I should do next.
• 我需要你指导我接下来该做甚么。
  I need your advice on what I should do next.
• 这类运动可以单人练习，不需教练指导。
  This type of exercise can be practiced alone and does not require a coach's guidance.

Words starting with 指导

• 指导员zhǐ dǎo yuáninstructor; coach; political instructor (in the PLA)
• 指导者zhǐ dǎo zhěcoach; mentor; counselor; instructor; director; guide; conductor
• 指导教授zhǐ dǎo jiào shòuadviser; advising professor
• 指导课zhǐ dǎo kètutorial; period of tuition for one or two students

Words containing 指导

• 技术指导jì shù zhǐ dǎotechnical instructor; coach
• 莅临指导lì lín zhǐ dǎo(of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)

Where 指导 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Causation, Logic & Leadership (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhǐ dǎo correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.