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掌舵
(zhǎng duò): Steer (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
掌 • zhǎng • palm of the hand
zhǎng
掌
palm of the hand
舵 • duò • rudder, helm
duò
舵
rudder, helm
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 掌舵.
Words with
掌
掌声
zhǎng shēng
applause
掌握
zhǎng wò
grasp; master; know well
鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng
applaud
巴掌
bā zhǎng
Slap
手掌
shǒu zhǎng
Palm (of the hand)
掌管
zhǎng guǎn
Be in charge of / Manage
击掌
jī zhǎng
high-five, clap hands
掌心
zhǎng xīn
palm (of the hand)
Words with
舵
舵手
duò shǒu
helmsman
4.
How to Use 掌舵 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
wěn
稳
zhǎng
掌
duò
舵
neutral
steer steadily
qīn
亲
zì
自
zhǎng
掌
duò
舵
formal
take the helm personally
Verb + Object
with
方向
zhǎng
掌
duò
舵
fāng
方
xiàng
向
Verb + Noun
with
人
zhǎng
掌
duò
舵
rén
人
5.
Example Sentences with 掌舵
bà
爸
ba
爸
zài
在
chuán
船
shàng
上
zhǎng
掌
neutral
steer the direction
formal
helmsman
duò
舵
。
Dad is steering the boat.
nǐ
你
néng
能
fǒu
否
wèi
为
zhè
这
ge
个
xīn
新
chéng
成
lì
立
de
的
bù
部
mén
门
zhǎng
掌
duò
舵
，
què
确
bǎo
保
tā
它
shùn
顺
lì
利
qǐ
起
bù
步
？
Can you steer the helm for this newly established department to ensure a smooth start?
chuán
船
zhǎng
长
jīng
经
yàn
验
fēng
丰
fù
富
，
néng
能
zài
在
dà
大
fēng
风
làng
浪
zhōng
中
wěn
稳
wěn
稳
zhǎng
掌
duò
舵
。
The captain is experienced and can steer steadily even in rough seas.
rú
如
guǒ
果
méi
没
yǒu
有
míng
明
què
确
de
的
zhàn
战
lüè
略
guī
规
huà
划
，
qǐ
企
yè
业
jiāng
将
nán
难
yǐ
以
zài
在
biàn
变
gé
革
zhōng
中
yǒu
有
xiào
效
zhǎng
掌
duò
舵
。
Without a clear strategic plan, the enterprise will struggle to effectively steer the helm during transformation.
zuò
作
wéi
为
tuán
团
duì
队
de
的
lǐng
领
dǎo
导
zhě
者
，
tā
他
bì
必
xū
须
wèi
为
xiàng
项
mù
目
dì
的
fā
发
zhǎn
展
fāng
方
xiàng
向
zhǎng
掌
duò
舵
。
As the team leader, he must steer the direction of the project's development.
