| 动 guide; direct: |
| | 指导战争的规律 laws of war |
| | 老农指导青年干农活儿。 The old peasants instructed (or directed) the youths in farm work. |
| | 教师正在指导学生做实验。 The teacher supervises his students as they do the experiment. |
| | 指导我们思想的理论基础是马克思列宁主义。 The theoretical basis guiding our thinking is Marxism-Leninism. |
| | 指导思想 guiding ideology (or principle); main thinking |
| | 指导性计划 guiding plan |
