Definition

Examples

• 指挥家拿起指挥棒，音乐会开始了。
  Zhǐhuījiā ná qǐ zhǐ huī bàng, yīnyuèhuì kāishǐ le.
  The conductor picked up the baton, and the concert began.
• 经济发展不能只靠政府的指挥棒。
  Jīngjì fāzhǎn bù néng zhǐ kào zhèngfǔ de zhǐ huī bàng.
  Economic development cannot rely solely on the government's baton.
• 市场的指挥棒决定了资源的分配。
  Shìchǎng de zhǐ huī bàng juédìng le zīyuán de fēnpèi.
  The baton of the market determines resource allocation.