指挥家

指揮家
zhǐhuījiā
noun #29,758

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 (music) conductor
  2. 2 orchestra conductor

Examples

HSK 4
Tā shì guónèi zuì niánqīng de nǚxìng zhǐhuījiā.
She is the youngest female conductor in the country.
HSK 7-9
Zhè wèi zhǐhuījiā yǐ jīngzhǔn de pāizi hé chōngpèi de jīqíng zhùchēng.
This conductor is renowned for his precise beat and passionate energy.

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