Traditional: 導演
导演 (dǎo yǎn) means “to direct; director (film etc)”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word (traditional 導演) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
这部电影的导演很有名。
Zhè bù diànyǐng de dǎoyǎn hěn yǒumíng.
This film's director is very famous.
Updated: 2026-05-27