有的放矢

yǒu dì fàng shǐ

Dictionary entry

lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)

What does 有的放矢 mean?

有的放矢 (yǒu dì fàng shǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)

2fig. to have a clear objective

Character breakdown

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有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)放fàngto put · to place 矢shǐarrow · dart

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有的放矢

yǒu dì fàng shǐ

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