导演 dǎoyǎn to direct
to direct; director (film etc)
How to remember 导演: 导 guide + 演 perform = to direct.
Characters
How it is used
- A (film/stage) director, or to direct: 电影导演 (diànyǐng dǎoyǎn) film director; 他导演了这部片子.
- Both the person and the act; the cast is led by the 导演.
- Also figurative - 导演一场闹剧 stage-manage a farce.
Example sentences
- 他是个富有才能的年轻导演。 Tā shì gè fùyǒu cáinéng de niánqīng dǎoyǎn.He's a talented young director.