The Chinese word for conductor is
指挥
zhǐ huī
Chinese Definition
| conductor | |
| 1. 领队，乐队指挥 | |
| Components | |
| 指 | |
| 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 |
Translations for 挥 and their definitions
| 導體 | |
| 1. n. (physics) conductor (something that can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound) |
| 导体 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 導體 |
| 指揮 | |
| 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) |
| 售票員 | |
| 1. n. ticket seller; conductor |
| 售票员 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 售票員 |
| 指挥 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 指揮 |
| 指揮家 | |
| 1. n. conductor (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble) |
| 指挥家 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 指揮家 |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
Pronunciation
zhǐ huī
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