Chinese Word of the Day

指挥
zhǐ huī

conductor

Definitions

Chinese > English
指挥
1. Simplified form of 指揮
指揮	zhǐhuī
1. v. to command (troops, etc.)
2. v. to direct
3. n. commander (of troops etc.); director
4. n. (music) conductor (person who conducts music ensembles)
English > Chinese
conductor
1. 领队，乐队指挥
Components
指	zhǐ
1. finger
手指 - finger
2. to point; to point out; to aim
指出 - to point out
指人 - to point at a person
3. to indicate; to show; to demonstrate
4. to refer to; to mean
春天指的是冬天後面的那個季節。 - Spring refers to the season after winter.
5. to rely on; to depend on
6. to criticize; to rebuke
7. to make one’s hair stand on end
挥
1. Simplified form of 揮
揮	huī
1. to wield; to wave; to brandish
2. to direct; to command
3. to wipe away
4. to disperse; to scatter
5. to squander
6. to fight
7. (by extension) to compare; to compete
冇得揮
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