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导航

dǎo háng · dao hang

Traditional 導航

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (lit. and fig.) to navigate
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The wrong turn

  1. Liangliang

    导航(dǎoháng)说(shuō)前面(qiánmiàn)右转(yòuzhuǎn)。

    The navigation says turn right ahead.

  2. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)前面(qiánmiàn)是(shì)一条(yītiáo)河(hé)。

    But ahead is a river.

  3. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)导航(dǎoháng)又(yòu)错(cuò)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did the navigation get it wrong again?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)，开(kāi)的(de)是(shì)导航(dǎoháng)还是(háishi)音乐(yīnyuè)？

    Look at the phone. Is it navigation or music?

  5. Liangliang

    糟糕(zāogāo)，是(shì)音乐(yīnyuè)。歌里(gēlǐ)在(zài)唱(chàng)右转(yòuzhuǎn)。

    Oh no, it is music. The singer is singing turn right.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

手(shǒu)机(jī)导(dǎo)航(háng)带(dài)我(wǒ)们(men)顺(shùn)利(lì)到(dào)达(dá)了(le)目(mù)的(dì)地(dì)。

The phone navigation guided us smoothly to our destination.

02

在(zài)森(sēn)林(lín)里(lǐ)迷(mí)路(lù)时(shí)，他(tā)用(yòng)星(xīng)星(xing)导(dǎo)航(háng)。

When lost in the forest, he used the stars to navigate.

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