导演 dǎoyǎn▶ director

Stroke order

导演 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

• 导 — 6 strokes
• 演 — 14 strokes

Senses

1. to direct
2. director (film etc)

Related words

• 导致causa
• 指导guía, orientación
• 演讲discurso
• 辅导Entrenador; autocar
• 领导Líder
• 主导principal; líder

导演 is pronounced dǎoyǎn and means “director”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 导演 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.