HSK 5 · Education

目录 mùlù “catalogue” in Chinese

Traditional 目錄

What 目录 means

  1. catalogue
  2. table of contents
  3. directory (on computer hard drive)
  4. list
  5. contents

How to say 目录

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale录lù4th tone, falling

目录 in a sentence

  1. 先看目录，再找你需要的那一章。

    Xiān kàn mùlù, zài zhǎo nǐ xūyào de nà yì zhāng.

    Look at the table of contents first, then find the chapter you need.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这本书的目录在第二页。

    Zhè běn shū de mùlù zài dì'èr yè.

    This book’s table of contents is on page two.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 目录 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 录 (lù) with each of its parts in a different colour
录lùto carve wood
  • 彐snout · jì
  • 氺part of the character

How to write 目录

目 5 strokes · 录 8 strokes

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

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

Words related to 目录

Words with 目

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

Words with 录

纪录jìlù · record (e.g. a sporting record)记录jìlù · to record录取lùqǔ · to admit (a student)录音lùyīn · to record (sound)登录dēnglù · to log in备忘录bèiwànglù · memorandum

More words: Education & Learning

课程kèchéng · course朗读lǎngdú · to read aloud录取lùqǔ · to admit (a student)论文lùnwén · paper拼音pīnyīn · pinyin (romanised Chinese)声调shēngdiào · tone (of a syllable)试卷shìjuàn · examination paper提纲tígāng · outline

FAQs

目录 (mùlù) means “catalogue” or “table of contents”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it mùlù: mù with a 4th tone, then lù with a 4th 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, 目录 is written 目錄. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type mulu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 目录 from the suggestions. Typing mulu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
目录 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.