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Definition(s) for: 有的放矢

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
有的放矢 yǒu dì fàng shǐ - lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
- fig. to have a clear objective

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 84,337 28,868 50,547

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
de- of; ~'s (possessive particle)
- (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
- (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
- (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one")
- also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
- a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1shi4])
- really and truly
- (bound form) bull's-eye; target
fàng- to put
- to place
- to release
- to free
- to let go
- to let out
- to set off (fireworks)
shǐ- arrow
- dart
- straight
- to vow
- to swear
- old variant of 屎[shi3]

Other Words Containing 有的放矢

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
有的放矢 - 9 84,337 28,868 50,547