导游 dǎo yóu
“tour guide; guidebook; to conduct a tour”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4Traditional 導遊
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
导游 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1138: 导游 dǎoyóu — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动、名). PDF page 108
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 导游
导游 usually means a tour guide — the person whose job is to show visitors around; as a noun it is countable, used with measure/demonstrative phrases like 一个 or 这位, and often appears with 当/做 (to work as) or 找. It can also be a verb meaning 'to conduct a tour/guide', but in that use the person toured is not its direct object; use 给/为 + person + 导游 or 带 + person + 游览. A typical noun pattern is 导游带我们去了…… (the guide took us to...).
例句Example sentences
- 我们的导游很热情，还会说英语。wǒ men de dǎo yóu hěn rè qíng, hái huì shuō yīng yǔ.Our tour guide is very friendly and can also speak English.
- 我姐姐在旅行社当导游。wǒ jiě jie zài lǚ xíng shè dāng dǎo yóu.My older sister works as a tour guide at a travel agency.
- 导游带我们参观了故宫。dǎo yóu dài wǒ men cān guān le gù gōng.The guide showed us around the Forbidden City.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗他导游我们去了长城。
✓他当导游带我们去了长城。
The person toured cannot be the direct object of 导游; use 当导游带…… or 带……游览 rather than 导游 + person.