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標的

简标的 · 繁標的

Mandarin · pinyin biāo dì

target
aim
objective
what one hopes to gain

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的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
标: biāo · mark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree

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1–4 · biao1 di4

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biu1 dik1

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noun

(literal, archery) target
(figurative) target
(figurative) aim; objective
(law) common objective

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