指南 (zhǐnán) means To guide (guide). Below are 2 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.
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Words that contain 指南
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How is 指南 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 指南 (zhǐnán, "To guide (guide)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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