导演
Written dǎo yǎn, said dáo yǎn — a third tone before another third tone is said as a second.
Meaning
- to direct
- director (film etc)
Example sentence
谁是您最喜欢的导演？
Who is your favourite director?
Characters in 导演
- 导 dǎo to guide, to lead; to conduct
- 演 yǎn to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
导 to guide plus 演, to perform. The one who guides the performing — a director, and it is noun and verb.