目目Stroke order for 目

mù
HSK 2HSK 2 (Write)Most Common

Basic Meaning

n
Most fundamental meaning. Used in many compounds related to sight, such as 目标 (target), 目光 (gaze), 目光如炬 (sharp-eyed).
eye
眼睛。
Words:
耳闻目睹耳聪目明鼠目寸光闭目养神目不转睛
Synonyms:
眼
Sentences:
  1. 爷(yé)爷(ye)经(jīng)常(cháng)闭(bì)目(mù)养(yǎng)神(shén)，休(xiū)息(xí)一(yī)会(huì)儿(er)。
    Grandpa often closes his eyes to rest and relax for a while.
n
Metaphorical meaning. Often appears in idioms. For example, '纲举目张' means 'Once the main rope is lifted, all the meshes (of the net) open.' It refers to solving a key problem makes everything else fall into place.
mesh (of a net); aperture; opening
网眼；孔。
Words:
纲举目张八十目筛
Synonyms:
孔
Sentences:
  1. 渔(yú)网(wǎng)的(de)网(wǎng)目(mù)大(dà)小(xiǎo)，决(jué)定(dìng)了(le)能(néng)捕(bǔ)到(dào)什(shén)么(me)鱼(yú)。
    The mesh size of a fishing net determines what kind of fish can be caught.
v
Verb form. Often used in formal or literary contexts, as in 目送 (to see someone off with one's eyes), 目击 (to witness). It is less common in daily spoken Chinese than 看.
to look; to watch; to see
看；注视。
Words:
目送一目了然目为奇迹目为异物目击
Synonyms:
看
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)目(mù)送(sòng)他(tā)的(de)汽(qì)车(chē)消(xiāo)失(shī)在(zài)街(jiē)角(jiǎo)。
    I watched his car disappear around the street corner.
  2. 这(zhè)幅(fú)图(tú)的(de)内(nèi)容(róng)一(yī)目(mù)了(liǎo)然(rán)，不(bù)需(xū)要(yào)解(jiě)释(shì)。
    The content of this picture is clear at a glance, no explanation is needed.
n
Within a list, plan, or system, a smaller division under a larger category (大纲, main outline).
sub-category; sub-item; entry
大项中的小项。
Words:
项目要目大纲细目子目细目
Synonyms:
项
Sentences:
  1. 这(zhè)份(fèn)计(jì)划(huà)书(shū)的(de)大(dà)纲(gāng)和(hé)细(xì)目(mù)都(dōu)写(xiě)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)清(qīng)楚(chǔ)。
    Both the main outline and the detailed sub-items of this proposal are written very clearly.
  2. 我(wǒ)们(men)公(gōng)司(sī)今(jīn)年(nián)最(zuì)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)项(xiàng)目(mù)是(shì)开(kāi)发(fā)新(xīn)产(chǎn)品(pǐn)。
    Our company's most important project this year is developing a new product.
n
Specialized scientific term. A classification level in biology below 'class' (纲) and above 'family' (科).
order (taxonomic rank in biology)
生物学中把同一纲的生物按照彼此相似的特征分为若干群，每一群叫一目，如鸟纲分为雁形目、鸡形目、鹤形目等，松柏纲分为银杏目、松柏目等。目以下为科。
Words:
蔷薇目食肉目鸽形目银耳目银杏目
Sentences:
  1. 狮(shī)子(zǐ)和(hé)老(lǎo)虎(hǔ)都(dōu)属(shǔ)于(yú)食(shí)肉(ròu)目(mù)动(dòng)物(wù)。
    Both lions and tigers belong to the order Carnivora.
n
A systematically arranged list of items, such as 目录, 节目单.
list; catalogue; table of contents
目录，按一定的次序排列的事物或内容的名称。
Words:
节目剧目书目账目篇目
Synonyms:
录
Sentences:
  1. 这(zhè)份(fèn)目(mù)录(lù)包(bāo)含(hán)了(le)我(wǒ)们(men)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)藏(cáng)书(shū)。
    This catalogue contains all the books in our library.
  2. 今(jīn)晚(wǎn)的(de)晚(wǎn)会(huì)节(jié)目(mù)单(dān)非(fēi)常(cháng)精(jīng)彩(cǎi)。
    The program list for tonight's party is very exciting.
n
Refers to the name of a thing, a topic, or an entry. Often used in 题目 (topic/subject), 名目 (item, often with a negative connotation).
title; name; designation
名称。
Words:
题目名目品目别目剧目
Synonyms:
名称
Sentences:
  1. 请(qǐng)为(wèi)你(nǐ)的(de)作(zuò)文(wén)想(xiǎng)一(yī)个(ge)好(hǎo)题(tí)目(mù)。
    Please think of a good title for your essay.
  2. 他(tā)们(men)以(yǐ)各(gè)种(zhǒng)名(míng)目(mù)收(shōu)取(qǔ)费(fèi)用(yòng)。
    They charge fees under various names/items.
q
Specialized Go (Weiqi) term. It's a scoring unit. Roughly, a vacant point on the board counts as one 'mu'.
a measure word for scoring in the game of Go (Weiqi)
围棋比赛计算胜负的单位,一个交叉点算一目,折算时两目等于一子。提过子的空白处算两目。
Sentences:
  1. 这(zhè)盘(pán)棋(qí)他(tā)赢(yíng)了(le)对(duì)手(shǒu)三(sān)目(mù)半(bàn)。
    He won this game of Go by three and a half points.

Writing & Component

Radical目
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Stroke Count5
Strokes丨𠃍一一一

Common Words

HSK 2
mù dì目的

destination; purpose; goal