HSK 6 · Transport

向导 xiàngdǎo “guide” in Chinese

Traditional 嚮導

What 向导 means

  1. guide

How to say 向导

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale向xiàng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale导dǎo3rd tone, dipping

向导 in a sentence

  1. 他担任我的向导。

    Tā dānrèn wǒ de xiàngdǎo.

    He acted as my guide.

    Sentence #834546 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 向导 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 向 (xiàng) drawn as one shape
向xiàngtowards

向 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from a house with a window 口: facing, towards.

The character 导 (dǎo) with each of its parts in a different colour
导dǎoto transmit
  • 巳part of the character
  • 寸inch · cùn

How to write 向导

向 6 strokes · 导 6 strokes

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向导 (xiàngdǎo) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 向导 (xiàngdǎo). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 向导

Words with 向

向xiàng · direction方向fāngxiàng · direction向来xiànglái · always外向wàixiàng · outgoing向往xiàngwǎng · to yearn for导向dǎoxiàng · orientation倾向qīngxiàng · tendency意向yìxiàng · intention一向yíxiàng · always欣欣向荣xīnxīnxiàngróng · flourishing

Words with 导

导游dǎoyóu · tour guide导致dǎozhì · to lead to指导zhǐdǎo · to guide辅导fǔdǎo · to give guidance导演dǎoyǎn · director (of a film or play)领导lǐngdǎo · leader倡导chàngdǎo · to advocate引导yǐndǎo · to guide主导zhǔdǎo · dominant导弹dǎodàn · guided missile

More words: Everyday Things

失事shīshì · (of a plane or ship) to crash隧道suìdào · tunnel停泊tíngbó · to anchor托运tuōyùn · to check in (luggage)引擎yǐnqíng · engine滞留zhìliú · to be stranded终点zhōngdiǎn · finish line舟zhōu · boat

FAQs

向导 (xiàngdǎo) means “guide”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiàngdǎo: xiàng with a 4th tone, then dǎo with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 向导 is written 嚮導. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiangdao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 向导 from the suggestions. Typing xiangdao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
向导 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.