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Character Breakdown
指南针 consists of 3 characters.
How to Use 指南针 in Sentences
Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 指南针 with other words naturally.
Example Sentences with 指南针
zhǐ指
nán南
zhēn针
néng能
zhǐ指
fāng方
xiàng向
。
A compass can point directions.
zài在
shù数
zì字
huà化
shí时
dài代
，
shǒu手
jī机
lǐ里
de的
zhǐ指
nán南
zhēn针
yìng应
yòng用
yǐ已
zhú逐
jiàn渐
qǔ取
dài代
le了
chuán传
tǒng统
shí实
wù物
。
In the digital age, compass apps on smartphones have gradually replaced traditional physical ones.
rú如
guǒ果
méi没
yǒu有
zhǐ指
nán南
zhēn针
，
wǒ我
men们
kǒng恐
pà怕
huì会
zài在
huāng荒
yě野
zhōng中
mí迷
shī失
fāng方
xiàng向
。
If we didn't have a compass, we would likely lose our way in the wilderness.
zài在
sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
，
zhǐ指
nán南
zhēn针
bāng帮
zhù助
wǒ我
men们
zhǎo找
dào到
zhèng正
què确
de的
lù路
。
In the forest, a compass helps us find the right way.
nǐ你
néng能
jiào教
wǒ我
rú如
hé何
shǐ使
yòng用
zhè这
ge个
zhǐ指
nán南
zhēn针
lái来
jiào校
zhǔn准
dì地
tú图
ma吗
？
Can you teach me how to use this compass to calibrate the map?
tā他
de的
dào道
dé德
zhǔn准
zé则
jiù就
xiàng像
zhǐ指
nán南
zhēn针
，
shǐ始
zhōng终
zhǐ指
yǐn引
zháo着
tā他
zuò做
chū出
zhèng正
què确
de的
jué决
dìng定
。
His moral principles act like a compass, always guiding him to make the right decisions.
zhǐ指
nán南
zhēn针
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
sì四
dà大
fā发
míng明
zhī之
yī一
，
duì对
háng航
hǎi海
hé和
tàn探
xiǎn险
yǒu有
zhòng重
yào要
yǐng影
xiǎng响
。
The compass is one of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China, which had a significant impact on navigation and exploration.
chū出
mén门
qián前
bié别
wàng忘
le了
dài带
zhǐ指
nán南
zhēn针
，
yǐ以
fáng防
shǒu手
jī机
méi没
diàn电
huò或
xìn信
hào号
zhōng中
duàn断
。
Don't forget to bring a compass before going out, in case your phone runs out of battery or loses signal.