向导 xiàngdǎo▶ guide

HSK 6HSK 3.0 · Level 5

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HSK 6 — the top of the six old levels: 2,500 new words, 5,000 in all. You read and discuss almost anything. In HSK 3.0, 向导 is in band 5. HSK 6 explained

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中向导means a guide. You'd say it at the foot of a mountain, while your group waits for the person who will lead the hike. A friend points and says the guide is here. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

向导 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 向 — 6 strokes
• 导 — 6 strokes

Characters in 向导

• 向 xiàng — towards; to face; to turn towards
• 导 dǎo — to transmit; to lead; to guide

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

• 一向consistently, all along, always
• 主导leading
• 倡导to advocate, promote
• 倾向inclination
• 向往to yearn for, look forward to
• 向来always

向导 is pronounced xiàngdǎo and means “guide”.