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指挥

zhǐ huī

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 指揮 Measure word 个

指挥 (zhǐ huī) means "to command; to conduct". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 指挥 means

1. to conduct
2. to command
3. to direct
4. conductor (of an orchestra)

The characters in 指挥

• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 挥huīto wave; to brandish; to command

Example sentences

• 掌管指挥所。
  Zhǎngguǎn zhǐhuī suǒ.
  Take control of the command post.
• 狮子听从驯兽师的指挥。
  Shīzi tīngcóng xùn shòu shī de zhǐhuī.
  The lion followed the trainer's commands.

Words starting with 指挥

• 指挥部zhǐ huī bùheadquarters; command post
• 指挥官zhǐ huī guāncommander
• 指挥家zhǐ huī jiā(music) conductor
• 指挥棒zhǐ huī bàngbaton
• 指挥者zhǐ huī zhěconductor; director
• 指挥中心zhǐ huī zhōng xīncommand center

Words containing 指挥

• 总指挥部zǒng zhǐ huī bùgeneral headquarters
• 瞎指挥xiā zhǐ huīto give nonsensical instructions; to issue orders out of ignorance
• 抗震救灾指挥部Kàng zhèn Jiù zāi Zhǐ huī bùState Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

Sounds the same

Read zhǐ huī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 纸灰ash from burnt paper

Where 指挥 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 huī correctly.
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