Poincaré-Hopf Index Theorem - Intuitive explanation

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I heard about an interesting theorem.

Poincaré-Hopf Index Theorem : If $\vec{v}$ is a smooth vector filed on the compact, oriented manifold $X$ with only finitely many zeros, then the global sum of the indices of $\vec{v}$ equals the Euler characteristics on $X$.

Does someone could take the time to explain this theorem intuitively?