dì

䯼

Character · NounTraditional的

bull's-eye; target

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

target; bull's-eye

literary

Mostly used in set phrases. The primary meaning is the center of an archery target.

Tā他
de的
jiàn箭
shè射
zhòng中
le了
bǎ靶
dì的
 。

His arrow hit the bull's-eye.

zhòng众
shǐ矢
zhī之
dì的

target of public criticism (lit. target of many arrows)

2.

noun

goal; aim; objective

formal

Abstract sense of 'goal'.

Zuò做
shì事
qing情
yào要
yǒu有
míng明
què确
de的
 。

You must have a clear goal when doing things.

yǒu有
dì的
fàng放
shǐ矢

to shoot the arrow at the target; to have a definite object in view