向导 (xiàng dǎo) — guide (person who leads tours or assists with navigation)
Definition
向导 is a guide — typically a person who leads you through unfamiliar terrain, like mountains or jungles. Unlike 导游 (a tour guide for sightseeing), 向导 emphasizes navigation in the wild; 指南 is a guidebook, not a person.
noun
guide (person who leads tours or assists with navigation)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 向导。Zhè cì lǚ xíng wǒ men gù le yí gè dāng dì xiàng dǎo.For this trip we hired a local guide.
- 向导。xiàng dǎo Dài wǒ men chuān guò le nà piàn yǔ lín.The guide led us through that rainforest.
- 向导，。Méi yǒu xiàng dǎo de huà, hěn róng yì zài shān lǐ mí lù.Without a guide, it's easy to get lost in the mountains.
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