HSK 5 · Verbs

指挥 zhǐhuī “to conduct” in Chinese

Traditional 指揮

What 指挥 means

  1. to conduct
  2. to command
  3. to direct
  4. conductor (of an orchestra)

Measure word 个 gè · 一个指挥 yí ge zhǐhuī

How to say 指挥

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale指zhǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale挥huī1st tone, high and level

指挥 in a sentence

  1. 狮子听从驯兽师的指挥。

    Shīzi tīngcóng xùnshòushī de zhǐhuī.

    The lion obeyed its trainer’s commands.

    Sentence #2626332 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 指挥 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 指 (zhǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
指zhǐfinger
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒu
  • 旨aim · zhǐ
The character 挥 (huī) with each of its parts in a different colour
挥huīto wave
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒu
  • 军army · jūn

How to write 指挥

指 9 strokes · 挥 9 strokes

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

Words related to 指挥

Words with 指

指zhǐ · finger手指shǒuzhǐ · finger戒指jièzhi · (finger) ring指导zhǐdǎo · to guide指甲zhǐjia · fingernail指示zhǐshì · to instruct指责zhǐzé · to criticise指定zhǐdìng · to appoint指望zhǐwàng · to count on指令zhǐlìng · instruction

Words with 挥

挥huī · to wave发挥fāhuī · to bring into play挥霍huīhuò · to squander

More words: Common Verbs

振动zhèndòng · to vibrate争取zhēngqǔ · to fight for睁zhēng · to open (one’s eyes)指导zhǐdǎo · to guide制定zhìdìng · to draw up制造zhìzào · to manufacture制作zhìzuò · to make重复chóngfù · to repeat

FAQs

指挥 (zhǐhuī) means “to conduct” or “to command”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhǐhuī: zhǐ with a 3rd tone, then huī with a 1st 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, 指挥 is written 指揮. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to conduct is 一个指挥 (yí ge zhǐhuī).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhihui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 指挥 from the suggestions. Typing zhihui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
指挥 is an HSK 5 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.