指南 meaning in English

zhǐnán

to guide; guidebook

HSK 7-9noun18 strokes

Meaning of 指南

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zhǐnán

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

根gēn据jù指zhǐ南nán，这zhè是shì这zhè附fù近jìn最zuì好hǎo的de餐cān馆guǎn。

According to the guidebook, this is the best restaurant around here.

指zhǐ南nán针zhēn的de指zhǐ针zhēn指zhǐ向xiàng北běi边biān。

Compass needles point to the north.

汤tāng姆mǔ不bú会huì使shǐ用yòng指zhǐ南nán针zhēn。

Tom doesn't know how to use a compass.

拿ná上shàng你nǐ们men的de指zhǐ南nán针zhēn。

Bring your compass along.

指zhǐ南nán针zhēn指zhǐ向xiàng北běi边biān。

The compass points to the north.

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Words that share a character with 指南.

南边	nánbian	south; south side
南方	nánfāng	south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of
西南	xīnán	southwest
东南	dōngnán	southeast
手指	shǒuzhǐ	finger
指导	zhǐdǎo	to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
南部	nánbù	southern part
指出	zhǐchū	to indicate; to point out
指挥	zhǐhuī	to conduct; to command
指示	zhǐshì	to point out; to indicate
指责	zhǐzé	to criticize; to find fault with
指甲	zhǐjia	fingernail

What does 指南 mean?

指南 (zhǐnán) means "to guide; guidebook" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 指南?

指南 is made of 2 characters: 指 (9 strokes), 南 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 指南 an HSK word?

Yes. 指南 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.