有
的
放
矢

Lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom) in Chinese: 有的放矢 (yǒu dì fàng shǐ)

yǒu dì fàng shǐ

lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to have a clear objective

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Example sentences

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  • 学习要有的放矢，不能盲目。

    xué xí yào yǒu dì fàng shǐ， bù néng máng mù。

    Studying should have a clear objective, not be blind.

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Related words

的

de

of

有

yǒu

to have

放

fàng

to put

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

有名

yǒu míng

famous

放弃

fàng qì

to renounce

目的

mù dì

purpose

所有

suǒ yǒu

all

有趣

yǒu qù

interesting

的确

dí què

really

放松

fàng sōng

to relax

解放

jiě fàng

to liberate

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