指挥家

指揮家

zhǐhuījiā

noun #29,758

Measure Word

一位指挥家 wèi

Meanings

1 (music) conductor
2 orchestra conductor

Characters

to point; finger

to wave; to brandish; to direct

expert; specialist; master of a field

Examples

这位指挥家以精准的拍子和充沛的激情著称。

Zhè wèi zhǐhuījiā yǐ jīngzhǔn de pāizi hé chōngpèi de jīqíng zhùchēng.

This conductor is renowned for his precise beat and passionate energy.

她是国内最年轻的女性指挥家。

Tā shì guónèi zuì niánqīng de nǚxìng zhǐhuījiā.

She is the youngest female conductor in the country.

Tips

memory

指挥 = 'to conduct/command' (指 = to point, 挥 = to wave/brandish). 家 = 'expert/master of a field'. A 指挥家 is literally a 'master of conducting' — picture a conductor waving their baton.

Stroke Order

指 zhǐ

挥 huī

家 jiā