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target; object / partner; boyfriend; girlfriend / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
(production) target; quota / index; indicator / sign; signpost / (computing) pointer
HSK 5
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
target / goal / objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *中* | 中* | *中
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
splitcharactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *BM* | BM* | *BM
Brandy Melville, fashion brand known for clothes targeted at very slim young women / (generic usage) fashions for petite young women
to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
HSK 4
to hit the target (esp. in argument); to strike home
to hit the target with a single shot / to say something spot on (idiom)
scoring ring (on shooting target)
target
HSK 7-9
to hit the target
to aim at / to target / to point at / to be directed at / registration / alignment (mechanical engineering)
HSK 7-9
to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc); (fig.) to directly target (the main objective)
to take aim at; to target
HSK 7-9
to hit the target and do real damage (idiom) / fig. to hit where it hurts / fig. to hit home / an argument that hits the nail on the head
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *標* | 標* | *標
mark / sign / label / to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc / to bear (a brand name, registration number etc) / prize / award / bid / target / quota / (old) the topmost branches of a tree / visible symptom / classifier for military units
HSK 7-9
lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target / to hit the nub of the matter
to hit the target with one's throw / (basketball) to score
overall target / overall objective
live target / target (of criticism etc)
to determine / to fix upon / to set (a target, a price etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *靶* | 靶* | *靶
target / mark
to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target
HSK 7-9
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom) / fig. to have a clear objective
HSK 7-9
center of target / bull's eye
target audience / audience
target ship
to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language
to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)
(neologism c. 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth despite having done nothing to deserve it; to be unfairly targeted; to catch a stray (abbr. for 躺著也中槍|躺着也中枪)
bull's-eye / target / objective
planned target / scheduled target
to aim in front of a moving target
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home / to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
to hit (a target etc) / to strike
to be the target of an attack
destination address / target address
to miss / to shoot and miss the target / off the mark
lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom) / fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子) who get picked on / bullies pick soft targets
target / aim / objective / what one hopes to gain
targeted (e.g. attacks)
to set (the tone, a target etc) / to lay down (the beat)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鵠* | 鵠* | *鵠
center or bull's eye of an archery target (old) / goal / target
(metaphorical) punching bag; undeserving target of sb's wrath
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
target market
(fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *堋* | 堋* | *堋
target in archery
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *垛* | 垛* | *垛
battlement / target
to hit (a target)
hard target
target sheet
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd / fig. to bully the weakest person / to pick on an easy target
chest silhouette (used as a target in shooting practice)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *臬* | 臬* | *臬
guidepost / rule / standard / limit / target (old)
otome game – a romance simulation game targeted at women, typically featuring female protagonists and multiple male love interests (abbr. for 乙女遊戲|乙女游戏)
intermittent target
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person / to pick on an easy target
to miss the target (with a bullet or an arrow)
sb or sth detested by all / target of scorn / anathema / cf. 老鼠過街人人喊打|老鼠过街人人喊打
(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language
(slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault
disruptive activities targeted at a school by an aggrieved party (neologism formed by analogy with 醫鬧|医闹)
target language (for translation)
target shooting
(Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted
target language (linguistics)
to hit (a target)
target drone
lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom) / fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack
homing / target-seeking (military)
(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *翼* | 翼* | *翼
wing / area surrounding the bullseye of a target / to assist / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / old variant of


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