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目的
mùdì
Main
English Definitionpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective
Simplified Script目的
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinmùdì
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)muk6dik1
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words个
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=4
Word Decomposition
目mùeye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title
的dìaim; clear

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
目前mùqiánat the present time; currently
目标mùbiāotarget; goal; objective
目录mùlùcatalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list; contents
目光mùguāngsight; vision; view; gaze; look
目睹mùdǔto witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes
Words With Same Tail Word    
漫无目的màn wú mùdìaimless; at random
众矢之的zhòng shǐ zhī dìlit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
一语中的yī yǔ zhòngdìto hit the mark with a comment (idiom); to say something spot on
一语破的yī yǔ pòdìsee 一语中的
鹄的gǔdìbull's-eye; target; objective
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