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導

dǎo

direct, guide, lead, conduct

Strokes
15
Radical
寸
HSK
—
Tone
3

Simplified form: 导

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 导, the simplified form of 導. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 他误导了她。

    Tā wù dǎo le tā

    He misled her.

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  • 带我去见你们的领导。

    Dài wǒ qù jiàn nǐ men de lǐng dǎo

    Take me to your leader.

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  • 我是该队的领导者。

    Wǒ shì gāi duì de lǐng dǎo zhě

    I am the leader of this team.

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  • 他是数学系的导师。

    Tā shì shù xué jì de dǎo shī

    He is a tutor for the math department.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 导

  • 领导lǐng dǎo 3–3 → 2–3lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader
  • 导演dǎo yǎn 3–3 → 2–3to direct; director (film etc)
  • 指导zhǐ dǎo 3–3 → 2–3to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition
  • 导致dǎo zhì 3–4 to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
  • 引导yǐn dǎo 3–3 → 2–3to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer
  • 导游dǎo yóu 3–2 tour guide; guidebook; to conduct a tour
  • 主导zhǔ dǎo 3–3 → 2–3leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate
  • 辅导fǔ dǎo 3–3 → 2–3to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor
  • 倡导chàng dǎo 4–3 to advocate; to initiate; to propose; to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)
  • 向导xiàng dǎo 4–3 guide
  • 导弹dǎo dàn 3–4 (guided) missile
  • 导航dǎo háng 3–2 navigation