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有的放矢

yǒudì-fàngshǐ

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

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Meaning of 有的放矢 in English

yǒudì-fàngshǐHSK 7–9Syllabus #10383
  1. lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
  2. fig. to have a clear objective

Characters

有 on its own →
yǒu · to have; there is

HSK words with 有

有HSK 1没有HSK 1有的HSK 1有些HSK 1有点儿HSK 1有时HSK 2有意思HSK 2有关HSK 3有名HSK 3有用HSK 3
的 on its own →
de · of; ~'s (possessive particle)

HSK words with 的

的HSK 1有的HSK 1别的HSK 3的话HSK 3目的HSK 4目的地HSK 4的确HSK 5似的HSK 5
放 on its own →
fàng · to put

HSK words with 放

放HSK 3放假HSK 3放心HSK 3放学HSK 3播放HSK 4放弃HSK 4放松HSK 4存放HSK 5开放HSK 5摆放HSK 6
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