# 指南针 (zhǐnánzhēn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 指南针 (zhǐnánzhēn) means “compass”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: compass
- Pinyin: zhǐnánzhēn (zhi3 nan2 zhen1)
- Traditional: 指南針
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 在森林里使用指南针就不会迷路。
  Zài sēnlín lǐ shǐyòng zhǐnánzhēn jiù bù huì mílù.
  Using a compass in the forest prevents you from getting lost.

## Characters

- [指](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-finger/) (zhǐ): finger; to point at
- [南](https://hanziro.com/word/nan-south/) (nán): south
- [针](https://hanziro.com/word/zhen-needle/) (zhēn): needle; pin

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-nan-zhen-compass/

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