目的

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Chinese

eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
 
really and truly; aim; clear
really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
 
simp. and trad.
(目的)

Pronunciation


Noun

目的

  1. objective; goal; target; aim; purpose; intention (Classifier: m)
    達到目的达到目的  ―  dádào mùdì  ―  to achieve a goal
    真實目的真实目的  ―  zhēnshí mùdì  ―  real purpose
    違背目的违背目的  ―  wéibèi mùdì  ―  to defeat the purpose
    背後目的背后目的  ―  bèihòu de mùdì  ―  purpose behind something
    結婚目的戀愛耍流氓 [MSC, trad.]
    结婚目的恋爱耍流氓 [MSC, simp.]
    Bù yǐ jiéhūn wéi mùdì de liàn'ài dōu shì shuǎliúmáng.
    All love relationships lacking the intention of progressing to marriage are acts of hooliganism. (common saying)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
もく
Grade: 1
てき
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(もく)(てき) (mokuteki

  1. a purpose; a goal; an objective

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References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

目的 (mokjeok) (hangeul 목적)

  1. hanja form? of 목적 (objective)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

目的

  1. chữ Hán form of mục đích (objective).