What does 有的放矢 mean in Chinese?
有的放矢 (yǒudì-fàngshǐ) means lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
有的放矢
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
02
fig. to have a clear objective
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 有的放矢?
有的放矢 is pronounced yǒudì-fàngshǐ.
Is 有的放矢 an HSK word?
有的放矢 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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