指挥
zhǐ​huī HSK4

to command; to conduct

指挥 指揮 zhǐ​huī
to command; to conduct verbnoun
To command, direct, or coordinate people (e.g. troops, traffic, or an orchestra) in a collective action; to give orders or conduct a performance

我指挥这船，但你指挥我。

wǒ zhǐ​huī zhè chuán, dàn nǐ zhǐ​huī wǒ.

I command this ship, but you command me.

commander (general)
A person who commands or directs, such as a military leader, a traffic director, or an orchestra conductor.
commander (historical title)
A historical title for various military and administrative officials, such as the heads of the Five Commanderies (Bingma Si) in the Ming and Qing dynasties

Frequency
Movie subtitles
26.1 per million appears in 9% of films
Written text
46.1 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 4

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SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)