指 示

zhǐshì

nounverbHSK 5

“To point out” in Chinese is 指示 (zhǐshì).

Meaning

to point out
to indicate
to instruct

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directives
instructions

Example

他们给我们指示这个方向。

They showed us the way.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zhǐHSK 39 strokesfinger shìHSK 25 strokesto show

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Not to be confused with: 致使 (zhìshǐ, to cause) · 直视 (zhíshì, to look straight at) · 知识 (zhīshi, knowledge) · 芝士 (zhīshì, (loanword) cheese) · 只是 (zhǐshì, merely; only; just; nothing but)