指导 zhǐdǎo▶ guía, orientación

Stroke order

指导 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 指 — 9 strokes
• 导 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. to guide; to direct; to instruct
2. coach; trainer

Related words

• 导演director
• 导致causa
• 戒指anillo
• 手指dedo
• 指挥mando
• 辅导Entrenador; autocar

指导 is pronounced zhǐdǎo and means “guía, orientación”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 指导 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.