English–Chinese

“guide” in Chinese

Chinese

Also指南 (zhǐ nán) · 指导 (zhǐ dǎo) · 指引 (zhǐ yǐn) · 向导 (xiàng dǎo) · 导向 (dǎo xiàng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǐn dǎo

Example

老师会引导学生讨论这个问题。lǎo shī huì yín dǎo xué shēng tǎo lùn zhè ge wèn tí

The teacher will guide the students in discussing this issue.

Illustration for 引导 (guide)

How to say “guide” in Chinese

“Guide” in Chinese is 引导 (yǐn dǎo).

Helping someone follow a route, an idea, or a course of action by pointing out the way.

Full entry for 引导: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 引导

父母应该适当引导孩子的兴趣发展。fù mǔ yīng gāi shì dàng yín dǎo hái zi de xìng qù fā zhǎn

Parents should appropriately guide the development of their children's interests.

Tips for using 引导

  • English guide often appears as a noun, but this Chinese word functions as a verb, including in ordinary descriptions of leading a discussion or showing people around.

Other Chinese words for “guide”

请看这本指南,会告诉你怎么去。qǐng kàn zhè běn zhǐ nán huì gào sù nǐ zěn me qù

Please look at this guide; it will tell you how to get there.

经理每天指导新人工作。jīng lǐ měi tiān zhí dǎo xīn rén gōng zuò

The manager guides new employees in their work every day.

工作人员会在出口处指引你。gōng zuò rén yuán huì zài chū kǒu chù zhí yǐn nǐ

Staff will guide you at the exit.

这个景点有英文向导,可以帮我们解说。zhè ge jíng diǎn yǒu yīng wén xiàng dǎo ké yǐ bāng wǒ men jiě shuō

This attraction has an English-speaking guide who can explain it to us.

这条路线会把游客导向老城区。zhè tiáo lù xiàn huì bǎ yóu kè dǎo xiàng lǎo chéng qū

This route guides tourists to the old town.

老师引领学生讨论这个问题。lǎo shī yín lǐng xué shēng tǎo lùn zhè ge wèn tí

The teacher guides the students in discussing this issue.

这个问题你能指点我怎么做吗?zhè ge wèn tí nǐ néng zhí diǎn wǒ zěn me zuò ma

Can you guide me on how to do this?

老师用问题疏导学生的思路。lǎo shī yòng wèn tí shū dǎo xué shēng de sī lù

The teacher uses questions to guide the students' thinking.

我按照教程上的步骤操作。wǒ àn zhào jiào chéng shàng de bù zhòu cāo zuò

I followed the steps in the guide.

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