指

point (at/to), mean; refer to

ʈ͡ʂ ʐ̩ ² ¹ ⁴
verb Uncommon #8,422
point (at/to) Use 指 to direct a finger or object toward a person, place, or direction.
CH: 他指着门口。
EN: He points toward the entrance.

指我和我儿子

It refers to me and my son.

— 妈咪 (2014)

只有傻瓜才瞪着指天的手指

Only fools stare at the finger pointing skyward.

— 天使爱美丽 (2001)

你指案件档案

You mean the case file.

— 谜一样的双眼 (2009)

你别乱指呀

Don't point around like that.

— 功夫 (2004)

拉普达就在那个光芒指的方向

Laputa is in the direction indicated by that light.

— 天空之城 (1986)

她把她的房间指给我看了。

She showed me her room.

我把坟指给她看

I pointed out the grave to her.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

指给我看!

Point it out to me!

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

你指我?

Are you referring to me?

— 关于我母亲的一切 (1999)

他总是给德国人瞎指方向

He’s always giving Germans completely wrong directions.

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

指我们

refers to us

— 七武士 (1954)

那道光直指云层漩涡的中心

That beam of light pointed straight at the center of the vortex in the clouds.

— 天空之城 (1986)

那还只是指她的船去一座遥远的岛。

That still only meant her ship was heading to a distant island.

指给我看看

Point it out to me.

— 两生花 (1991)

我这就在指嘛

This is exactly what I'm pointing at.

— 回归 (2006)

还是给她指一下我们正往哪儿走吧

We should still point out to her where we're headed.

— 水瓶座 (2016)

过来指给他看看

Come over and show him.

— 地球上的星星 (2007)

verb Uncommon #10,099
mean; refer to Used to say what someone means or is referring to.
CH: 他指的是守门员。
EN: He means the goalkeeper.

就是指傍晚

It means early evening.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

“他指的可能是写新剧本”

He may be referring to writing a new script.

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

这是指你吗

Is this referring to you?

— 月升王国 (2012)

就是指冥界

It refers to the underworld.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

这件事情怎么说呢总之你知道正在流行穿什么您指什么指衣服

How should I put this? Anyway, do you know what people are wearing these days? What do you mean? Clothes.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

他一定是指守门员

He must be referring to the goalkeeper.

— 谜一样的双眼 (2009)

你带他醉成这样回来你指这是我的错?

You brought him back this drunk, and you're saying this is my fault?

— 谜一样的双眼 (2009)

另一部分离得近些的意识则提醒我,这一带店里只有我一个女人,所以“她”指的就是我。

Another, more rational part of my mind reminded me that I was the only woman in any of the shops around here, so “she” meant me.

去世就是指一个人不能活下去了

To pass away means that a person can no longer live.

— 白丝带 (2009)

你指我们的事?

You mean us?

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

我的意思不是真指你和我

I didn’t literally mean you and me.

— 妈咪 (2014)

这是指谁?

Who does this refer to?

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

我不是指现在

I don't mean right now.

— 天才一族 (2001)

你指接吻吗?

Do you mean kissing?

— 阿黛尔的生活 (2013)

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