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目标 mùbiāo “target” in Chinese

Traditional 目標

What 目标 means

  1. target
  2. goal
  3. objective

Measure word 个 gè · 一个目标 yí ge mùbiāo

How to say 目标

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale目mù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale标biāo1st tone, high and level

目标 in a sentence

  1. 你真正的目标是什么？

    Nǐ zhēnzhèng de mùbiāo shì shénme?

    What’s your real goal?

    Sentence #8725790 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他终于完成了他的目标。

    Tā zhōngyú wánchéng le tā de mùbiāo.

    He finally achieved his goal.

    Sentence #335107 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我的目标是成为一个医生。

    Wǒ de mùbiāo shì chéngwéi yí ge yīshēng.

    My goal is to become a doctor.

    Sentence #383277 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 目标 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 目 (mù) with each of its parts in a different colour
目mùeye
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 二two · èr

Memory aidDrawn from an eye, turned upright: eye.

The character 标 (biāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
标biāomark
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 示sign · shì

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 票 (piào) hints at the sound. Compare it with biāo.

How to write 目标

目 5 strokes · 标 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

目标 (mùbiāo) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 目标 (mùbiāo). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 目标

Words with 目

节目jiémù · programme目的mùdì · purpose目前mùqián · at the present time目录mùlù · catalogue题目tímù · subject项目xiàngmù · item目光mùguāng · gaze目睹mùdǔ · to witness盲目mángmù · blind科目kēmù · (school) subject

Words with 标

标准biāozhǔn · standard标点biāodiǎn · punctuation鼠标shǔbiāo · mouse (computing)标志biāozhì · sign商标shāngbiāo · trademark招标zhāobiāo · to invite tenders标本biāoběn · specimen标题biāotí · title标记biāojì · mark指标zhǐbiāo · indicator

More words: Ideas & Concepts

魅力mèilì · charm梦想mèngxiǎng · dream面积miànjī · area (of a floor or piece of land)命运mìngyùn · fate内部nèibù · inside奇迹qíjì · miracle前途qiántú · prospects情景qíngjǐng · scene

FAQs

目标 (mùbiāo) means “target” or “goal”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it mùbiāo: mù with a 4th tone, then biāo with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 目标 is written 目標. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one target is 一个目标 (yí ge mùbiāo).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type mubiao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 目标 from the suggestions. Typing mubiao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
目标 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.