有的放矢 meaning in English
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom); fig. to have a clear objective
HSK 7-927 strokes
Meaning of 有的放矢
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yǒudìfàngshǐ
- lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
- fig. to have a clear objective
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有 yǒu · to have · 6 strokes
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的 de · of · 8 strokes
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放 fàng · to put · 8 strokes
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矢 shǐ · arrow · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 有的放矢.
| 没有 | méiyǒu | haven't; hasn't |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some; somewhat; rather; a bit |
| 别的 | biéde | else; other |
| 有时 | yǒushí | sometimes; now and then |
| 有时候 | yǒushíhou | sometimes |
| 有用 | yǒuyòng | useful |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | famous; well-known |
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 放假 | fàngjià | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 有的 | yǒude | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) |
Questions about 有的放矢
What does 有的放矢 mean?
有的放矢 (yǒudì-fàngshǐ) means "lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom); fig. to have a clear objective".
How do you write 有的放矢?
有的放矢 is made of 4 characters: 有 (6 strokes), 的 (8 strokes), 放 (8 strokes), 矢 (5 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 有的放矢 an HSK word?
Yes. 有的放矢 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.