指 zhǐ in a sentence
Indicate (point out - refer to - finger)
指 (zhǐ) means Indicate (point out - refer to - finger). Below are 24 of the 43 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他 指 着地图给我看。
Tā zhǐ zhe dìtú gěi wǒ kàn.
He pointed at the map to show me.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 指
请别用手 指 着别人。
Qǐng bié yòng shǒu zhǐ zhe biérén.
Please do not point at other people.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 指
他被 指 控为间谍。
Tā bèi zhǐkòng wéi jiàndié.
He was accused of being a spy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 间谍
她用手 指 指 着地图。
Tā yòng shǒuzhǐ zhǐ zhe dìtú.
She pointed at the map with her finger.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 手指
他 指 挥大家搬东西。
Tā zhǐhuī dàjiā bān dōngxi.
He directed everyone in moving things.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 指挥
乐队的 指 挥很有名。
Yuèduì de zhǐhuī hěn yǒumíng.
The orchestra's conductor is famous.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 指挥
请到 指 定地点集合。
Qǐng dào zhǐdìng dìdiǎn jíhé.
Please gather at the designated place.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指定
别 指 望别人来帮你。
Bié zhǐwàng biéren lái bāng nǐ.
Don't count on others to help you.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指望
全家人都 指 望着他。
Quánjiā rén dōu zhǐwàngzhe tā.
The whole family depends on him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指望
他受到了不少 指 责。
Tā shòudào le bù shǎo zhǐzé.
He came in for a good deal of censure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指责
他抬起胳膊 指 着那边。
Tā tái qǐ gēbo zhǐ zhe nàbiān.
He raised his arm and pointed over there.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 胳膊
她手上戴着一枚戒 指 。
Tā shǒu shàng dài zhe yì méi jièzhi.
She is wearing a ring on her hand.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 戒指
老师 指 导我们做实验。
Lǎoshī zhǐdǎo wǒmen zuò shíyàn.
The teacher guides us through the experiment.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 指导
他不小心割破了手 指 。
Tā bù xiǎoxīn gē pò le shǒuzhǐ.
He accidentally cut his finger.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 割
他从不 指 望任何回报。
Tā cóng bù zhǐwàng rènhé huíbào.
He never expects anything in return.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 回报
他严格按照 指 令操作。
Tā yángé ànzhào zhǐlìng cāozuò.
He operated strictly according to instructions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指令
警察正在路口 指 挥交通。
Jǐngchá zhèngzài lùkǒu zhǐhuī jiāotōng.
A police officer is directing traffic at the crossroads.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 警察
孩子们 指 着彩虹叫起来。
Háizimen zhǐ zhe cǎihóng jiào qǐlái.
The children pointed at the rainbow and cried out.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 彩虹
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From the travel phrasebook
我们 指 定货代。
Wǒmen zhǐdìng huòdài.
We'll nominate the freight forwarder.
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
货代您 指 定还是我们安排？
Huòdài nín zhǐdìng háishi wǒmen ānpái?
Do you nominate the forwarder or shall we?
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
指 appears in 43 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 指
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 指
How is 指 used in a sentence?
This page shows 43 sentences using 指 (zhǐ, "Indicate (point out - refer to - finger)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 指 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 指 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 指 an HSK word?
Yes — 指 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 指?
The dictionary page for 指 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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