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目
mù
Description
"目"这个字常常用来说"眼睛"，也可以指看东西。
The character "目" is often used to mean "eye" and can also refer to seeing things.
在现代汉语里，"目"很少单独用，多和别的字组成词，比如"目标"和"节目"。
In modern Chinese, "目" is rarely used alone and is mostly combined with other characters to form words like "目标" (target) and "节目" (program).
Meanings
目mù
eye
他目不转睛地看着黑板。
He stared fixedly at the blackboard.
目mù
item; section; category in a list
这本书有很多目。
This book has many chapters.
目mù
goal; aim (as part of 目标/目的)
我们要有一个目标。
We need to have a goal.
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Notes
- Etymology
pictograph originally showing a human eye, later written vertically as 目.
- Nuance
rarely used alone in modern Chinese; 眼睛 is the common word for "eye."
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