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执导 (zhí dǎo) — to direct (a film, play, TV series, etc.)

Definition

执导 specifically means to direct a film, TV show, or play — more focused on the creative lead than the broader 导演 (n.) noun form used for the person.

verb
to direct (a film, play, TV series, etc.)

Examples

  • 执导。
    Zhè wèi dǎo yǎn céng jīng zhí dǎo guò yí bù huò jiǎng yǐng piàn.
    This director once directed an award-winning film.
  • 执导。
    Tā huā le sān nián shí jiān cái zhí dǎo wán nà bù huà jù.
    It took him three years to finish directing that play.
  • 执导。
    Tā zhí dǎo de zuì xīn diàn shì jù jí jiāng zài diàn shì tái bō chū.
    The latest TV series she directed will soon air on television.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

执zhíconduct
导dǎoguide

执 suggests holding or conducting, and 导 suggests guiding; together they mean directing.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 執; 执 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔criminal / handcuffs
  • 丮丮jǐhand

The traditional form 執 shows 㚔, a handcuffed criminal, with 丮, a hand, giving the idea of arrest. The simplified 执 is a later shorthand, so its current parts are not the original pieces.

Open 执 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →
Appears in
Film & Theater

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