# 导演 (dǎoyǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 导演 (dǎoyǎn) means “to direct (a film); director”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to direct (a film); director
- Pinyin: dǎoyǎn (dao3 yan3)
- Traditional: 導演
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这部电影是谁导演的？
  Zhè bù diànyǐng shì shéi dǎoyǎn de?
  Who directed this movie?

## Characters

- 导 (dǎo): to transmit; to lead
- [演](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-act/) (yǎn): to act; to perform

https://hanziro.com/word/dao-yan-direct/

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