How to say “goal” in Chinese
goal, target
“Goal” in Chinese is 目标, mù biāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
目标 is read mù biāo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of an eye turned on its side. It appears in 眼, 睡, 看.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “目标”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 目标. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我的目标是考上研究生。wǒdemùbiāoshìkǎoshàngyánjiūshēngMy goal is to get into grad school.
- 他终于达到了自己的目标tāzhōngyúdádàolezìjǐdemùbiāoHe finally reached his goal.
- 为了达到目标他每天都很努力wèiledádàomùbiāo,tāměitiāndōuhěnnǔlìTo reach his goal, he works hard every day.
- 你的目标是什么nǐdemùbiāoshìshénmeWhat's your goal?
- 既然定了目标就不要放弃jìrándìnglemùbiāo,jiùbúyàofàngqìSince you've set a goal, don't give up.
- 年初我给自己定了一个目标niánchūwǒgěizìjǐdìngleyígemùbiāoAt the start of the year I set myself a goal.
More words from the lesson “Goal and reason”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “goal” in Chinese?
“Goal” in Chinese is 目标, pinyin mùbiāo.
What does 目标 mean?
目标 (mùbiāo) means “goal, target”.
How do you write 目标?
目标 is 2 characters: 目 (mù) — eye; item; 标 (biāo) — sign, mark. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 目标?
目标 is read mùbiāo. Tones: mù — fourth tone, biāo — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“goal” in the lesson “Goal and reason”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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