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purpose; aim; goal; target; objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
target; object / partner; boyfriend; girlfriend / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
target / goal / objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
HSK 4
(production) target; quota / index; indicator / sign; signpost / (computing) pointer
HSK 5
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
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
to take aim at; to target
HSK 7-9
to aim at / to target / to point at / to be directed at / registration / alignment (mechanical engineering)
HSK 7-9
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
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
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
planned target / scheduled target
target / aim / objective / what one hopes to gain
to hit (a target)
to hit (a target)
to hit (a target etc) / to strike
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 hit the target
to set (the tone, a target etc) / to lay down (the beat)
homing / target-seeking (military)
to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc); (fig.) to directly target (the main objective)
(metaphorical) punching bag; undeserving target of sb's wrath
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
to miss / to shoot and miss the target / off the mark
target drone
target ship
target sheet
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)
live target / target (of criticism etc)
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *靶* | 靶* | *靶
target / mark
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *垛* | 垛* | *垛
battlement / target
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *堋* | 堋* | *堋
target in archery
target language (linguistics)
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target / to hit the nub of the matter
target shooting
bull's-eye / target / objective
to hit the target (esp. in argument); to strike home
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鵠* | 鵠* | *鵠
center or bull's eye of an archery target (old) / goal / target
center of target / bull's eye
target language (for translation)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *臬* | 臬* | *臬
guidepost / rule / standard / limit / target (old)
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
to be the target of an attack
(slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault
(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language
(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)
target audience / audience
(fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
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
target market
to hit the target with one's throw / (basketball) to score
targeted (e.g. attacks)
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
to hit the target with a single shot / to say something spot on (idiom)
to determine / to fix upon / to set (a target, a price etc)
overall target / overall objective
chest silhouette (used as a target in shooting practice)
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)
lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom) / fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home / to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language
disruptive activities targeted at a school by an aggrieved party (neologism formed by analogy with 醫鬧|医闹)
target matching task
destination address / target address
lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides
to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)
hard target
(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language
to miss the target (with a bullet or an arrow)
scoring ring (on shooting target)
to aim in front of a moving target
(Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted
intermittent target
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd / fig. to bully the weakest person / to pick on an easy target
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person / to pick on an easy target


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