Chinese symbol for “conductor”
导体
dǎo tǐ
Traditional: 導體
conductor (of electricity or heat)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for conductor is 导体 (dǎo tǐ), defined as: conductor (of electricity or heat).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “conductor”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指挥家 (指揮家) | zhǐ huī jiā | (music) conductor |
| 列车长 (列車長) | liè chē zhǎng | conductor; train manager |
| 指挥者 (指揮者) | zhǐ huī zhě | conductor; director |
| 指挥 (指揮) | zhǐ huī | to conduct; to command |
| 指导者 (指導者) | zhǐ dǎo zhě | coach; mentor; counselor; instructor; director; guide; conductor |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 导体.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 领导 (領導) | lǐng dǎo | lead; leading |
| 导致 (導致) | dǎo zhì | to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about |
| 指导 (指導) | zhǐ dǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer |
| 领导人 (領導人) | lǐng dǎo rén | leader |
| 导演 (導演) | dǎo yǎn | to direct; director (film etc) |
| 报导 (報導) | bào dǎo | to report (in the media); (news) report |
| 媒体 (媒體) | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
See also: Japanese symbol for “conductor”.
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