Translation of 目的 to English with examples of 目的 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

目的

mù dì

n. aim, purpose, end, objective

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目的地

mù dì dì

n. a destination (point), a goal

出于各自的目的，各国对裁军问题有着不同的意见。

出於各自的目的，各國對裁軍問題有著不同的意見。

chū yú gè zì de mù dì, gè guó duì cái jūn wèn tí yǒu zhe bù tóng de yì jiàn .

phr. For their own purposes, countries have differing views on disarmament issues.

不达目的，誓不罢休。

不達目的，誓不罷休。

bù dá mù dì, shì bú bà xiū .

phr. We'll never give up before achieving the goal.

漫无目的

漫無目的

màn wú mù dì

idiom. flounder, aimless, hit-and-miss

学习汉语的目的何在？

學習漢語的目的何在？

xué xí hàn yǔ de mù dì hé zài

phr. What's the purpose of learning Chinese?

出于...的目的

出於...的目的

chū yú ... de mù dì

phr. for... purpose

根本目的

gēn běn mù dì

nphr. primary purpose, fundamental purpose

目的落空

mù dì luò kōng

phr. the intent or purpose came to naught

我不明白他这样做的目的。

我不明白他這樣做的目的。

wǒ bù míng bai tā zhè yàng zuò de mù dì .

phr. I don't understand why he did so.

怀着不可告人的目的

懷著不可告人的目的

huái zhe bù kě gào rén de mù dì

phr. to harbour ulterior motives