ring

finger

( 指手 ) thumb

instruct

incite ⇒ 他经常指使年幼无知的孩子做坏事。 Tā jīngcháng zhǐshǐ niányòu wúzhī de háizi zuò huài shì. → He often incites the young to mischief.

point ... out

guide

name

appoint ⇒ 老板指定王小姐当秘书。 Lǎobǎn zhǐdìng Wáng xiǎojiě dāng mìshū. → The boss appointed Miss Wang as his secretary. ⇒ 指定赞助商 zhǐdìng zànzhùshāng → official sponsor

instruct ⇒ 英语老师在指导学生写作。 Yīngyǔ lǎoshī zài zhǐdǎo xuésheng xiězuò. → The English teacher is instructing the students in essay writing.

point the way

command

charge ⇒ 他被指控犯杀人罪。 Tā bèi zhǐkòng fàn shārén zuì. → He was charged with murder.

give advice ( pt gave ) , pp given

index

count on ⇒ 我们指望孩子将来有出息。 Wǒmen zhǐwang háizi jiānglái yǒu chūxi. → We count on our children being successful in the future.

target

( 纠正错误 ) correct mistakes

assign ⇒ 上司指派我做这项工作。 Shàngsi zhǐpài wǒ zuò zhè xiàng gōngzuò. → The boss assigned me to this work.

show ... how ( pt showed ) , pp shown

instruct ⇒ 我们接到了上级的指示。 Wǒmen jiēdàole shàngjí de zhǐshì. → We have received instructions from high up.

fingerprint

criticize

take more than one's fair share ( pt took ) , pp taken

compass

know like the back of one's hand

can be counted on the fingers ⇒ 这样的好作家屈指可数。 Zhèyàng de hǎo zuòjiā qūzhǐ kě shǔ. → Good authors like this are few and far between.

( 用手势示意 ) gesticulate

be just round the corner

attack by innuendo

distort the facts

be second to none ⇒ 这个大学对微生物领域的研究在全国首屈一指。 Zhège dàxué duì wēishēngwù lǐngyù de yánjiū zài quánguó shǒu qū yī zhǐ. → This university is second to none in this country in the field of micro-organic research.