Definition
指导 (zhǐ dǎo) means 'to guide, direct' in a broad sense — a teacher, coach, or expert provides direction or instruction. It is more general than 辅导 (fǔ dǎo), which specifically refers to academic tutoring or coaching. It also differs from 指引 (zhǐ yǐn) 'to point the way' and 指挥 (zhǐ huī) 'to command' (as a conductor), both of which have more specific uses.
verb
to guideto directto coach
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 知道zhī dàosound-aliketo know (a fact, information); to be aware of
- 直到zhí dàosound-alike(verb, temporal) until; up to (a point in time)
Examples
- 指导。Jiàoliàn zhǐ dǎo tā liànxí pǎobù.The coach guided him in practicing running.
- 指导。Lǎoshī zǐxì zhǐ dǎo wǒmen xiě zuòwén.The teacher carefully guided us in writing compositions.
- 指导。Gōngsī qǐng zhuānjiā zhǐ dǎo xīn yuángōng.The company invited experts to guide the new employees.
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