Usage note
指导意思是告诉别人怎么做，帮助他们学习。
Zhǐdǎo yìsi shì gàosu biérén zěnme zuò, bāngzhù tāmen xuéxí.
To guide means to tell others how to do something and help them learn.
Context note
老师经常指导我们做作业，让我们进步。
Lǎoshī jīngcháng zhǐdǎo wǒmen zuò zuòyè, ràng wǒmen jìnbù.
Teachers often guide us in doing homework, helping us improve.
5 examples
教练指导我们踢足球。
jiào liàn zhǐ dǎo wǒ men tī zú qiú。
The coach guides us in playing soccer.
妈妈指导我画画。
mā ma zhǐ dǎo wǒ huà huà。
Mom guides me in drawing.
哥哥指导我做数学题。
gē ge zhǐ dǎo wǒ zuò shù xué tí。
My brother guides me in doing math problems.
老师指导我们读书。
lǎo shī zhǐ dǎo wǒ men dú shū。
The teacher guides us in reading.
爸爸指导我骑自行车。
bà ba zhǐ dǎo wǒ qí zì xíng chē。
Dad guides me in riding a bike.
5 mini stories
小华不会做手工。老师耐心指导他。
xiǎo huá bú huì zuò shǒu gōng。 lǎo shī nài xīn zhǐ dǎo tā。
Xiao Hua didn't know how to do crafts. The teacher patiently guided him.
爷爷指导我种花。花儿开得很美。
yé ye zhǐ dǎo wǒ zhǒng huā。 huā ér kāi dé hěn měi。
Grandpa guided me in planting flowers. The flowers bloomed beautifully.
姐姐指导我弹钢琴。我学会了新曲子。
jiě jie zhǐ dǎo wǒ tán gāng qín。 wǒ xué huì le xīn qǔ zi。
My sister guided me in playing the piano. I learned a new song.
教练指导我们游泳。我们游得很快。
jiào liàn zhǐ dǎo wǒ men yóu yǒng。 wǒ men yóu dé hěn kuài。
The coach guided us in swimming. We swam fast.
老师指导我们写作文。作文得了高分。
lǎo shī zhǐ dǎo wǒ men xiě zuò wén。 zuò wén dé le gāo fēn。
The teacher guided us in writing essays. The essay got a high score.
Mini dialogue
老师指导
A
老师指导我写汉字。
Lǎoshī zhǐdǎo wǒ xiě Hànzì.
The teacher guides me in writing Chinese characters.
B
有指导真好，我写得更好看了。
Yǒu zhǐdǎo zhēn hǎo, wǒ xiě de gèng hǎokàn le.
Having guidance is great, I write more beautifully now.
爸爸指导
A
爸爸指导我骑自行车。
Bàba zhǐdǎo wǒ qí zìxíngchē.
Dad guides me in riding a bicycle.
B
他耐心指导，我很快就学会了。
Tā nàixīn zhǐdǎo, wǒ hěn kuài jiù xuéhuì le.
He patiently guides, I learned very quickly.
Related words and contrasts
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帮助
bāngzhù
to help
帮助 is general help; 指导 is more about giving guidance or instruction.
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教
jiāo
to teach
教 is to teach; 指导 is to guide, often with advice rather than formal teaching.
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领导
lǐngdǎo
to lead
领导 means to lead a group; 指导 means to guide someone's actions or learning.