指
南

To guide in Chinese: 指南 (zhǐ nán)

zhǐ nán

to guide

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to guide
  2. 2guidebook

Stroke order

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指
南

Zhuyin

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ㄓˇ

zhǐ

ㄓ/ zhˇ/ third tone

ㄋㄢˊ

nán

ㄋ/ nㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这本书是很好的旅行指南。

    zhè běn shū shì hěn hǎo de lǚ xíng zhǐ nán。

    This book is a great travel guide.

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Related words

南

nán

south

指

zhǐ

finger

戒指

jiè zhi

(finger) ring

手指

shǒu zhǐ

finger

指导

zhǐ dǎo

to guide

指挥

zhǐ huī

to conduct

南边

nán bian

south

东南

dōng nán

southeast

南方

nán fāng

south

西南

xī nán

southwest

南部

nán bù

southern part

指出

zhǐ chū

to indicate

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