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目

mù

HSK 3 Character

What 目 means

1. eye
2. literaryto look; to regard
3. eye (of a net); mesh
4. mesh size; grit size (abbr. for {目数|mù shù})
5. item; section
6. list; catalogue
7. (taxonomy) order
8. name; title

Example sentences

• 爱是盲目的。
  Love is blind.
• 目前谁占上风？
  Mùqián shéi zhàn shàngfēng?
  Who has the edge now?
• 他们目光相接。
  Tāmen mùguāng xiāngjiē.
  Their eyes met.
• 爱情是盲目的。
  Love is blind.
• 恋爱使人盲目。
  Love is blind.
• 为了什么目的？
  For what purpose?

Words starting with 目

• 目前mù qiánat the present time; currently
• 目标mù biāotarget; goal; objective
• 目的mù dìpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective
• 目录mù lùcatalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive)
• 目光mù guānggaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
• 目睹mù dǔto witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes
• 目的地mù dì dìdestination (location)
• 目瞪口呆mù dèng kǒu dāi(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
• 目送mù sòngto follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc)
• 目击者mù jī zhěeyewitness
• 目不转睛mù bù zhuǎn jīngunable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare
• 目击mù jīto see with one's own eyes; to witness
• 目不暇接mù bù xiá jiēlit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
• 目下mù xiàat present
• 目眩mù xuàndizzy; dazzled
• 目中无人mù zhōng wú rénto consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters…
• 目不斜视mù bù xié shìnot to glance sideways (idiom); to gaze fixedly; to be fully concentrated
• 目视mù shìto look at; to visually observe (i.e. not using instruments or sensors)
• 目测mù cèto estimate visually; to gauge; visual assessment
• 目空一切mù kōng yī qièthe eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant; condescending…
• 目力mù lìeyesight (i.e. quality of vision)
• 目成mù chéngto make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb
• 目数mù shù(sieve) mesh size; (sandpaper) grit size
• 目之所及mù zhī suǒ jíwhat one can see

Words containing 目

• 项目xiàng mùitem; project; (sports) event
• 节目jié mù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number…
• 题目tí mùsubject; title; topic; exercise or exam question
• 栏目lán mùregular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio)
• 科目kē mùacademic subject; field of study
• 盲目máng mù(fig.) (of one's actions) blind; unthinking
• 数目shù mùamount; number
• 一目了然yī mù liǎo ránobvious at a glance (idiom)
• 举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùto receive worldwide attention
• 心目中xīn mù zhōngin one's eyes; in one's estimation
• 醒目xǐng mùeye-grabbing (headline); striking (illustration)
• 面目miàn mùappearance; facial features; look
• 曲目qǔ mùrepertoire; program; song
• 引人注目yǐn rén zhù mùto attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous
• 书目shū mùbooklist; bibliography; title catalogue
• 剧目jù mùtheatrical piece (play or opera); repertoire; list of plays or operas
• 头目tóu mùringleader; gang leader; chieftain
• 条目tiáo mùclauses and sub-clauses (in formal document); entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc)
• 瞩目zhǔ mùto focus attention upon
• 注目zhù mùattention; to stare at; to fix attention on sth
• 真面目zhēn miàn mùtrue identity; true colors
• 触目惊心chù mù jīng xīnlit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see…
• 亲眼目睹qīn yǎn mù dǔto see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes
• 漫无目的màn wú mù dìaimless; at random

Characters built on 口

These share the phonetic component 口 (kǒu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 足zú(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
• 束shùto bind; bunch; bundle
• 古gǔancient; old; paleo-
• 呼hūto call; to cry; to shout
• 吁yùto implore
• 句jùsentence; clause; phrase
• 吐tùto vomit; to throw up

Characters that look like 目

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 日rì(bound form) sun; day; day of the month
• 贝bèicowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
• 巨jùvery large; huge; tremendous; gigantic; (colloquial) very; extremely
• 臣chénstate official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant…
• 吕lǚpitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
• 岌jílofty peak; perilous

Sounds the same

Read mù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 慕to admire
• 木(bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden
• 幕curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general
• 牧to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old)
• 墓grave; tomb; mausoleum
• 沐to bathe; to cleanse; to receive
• 睦amicable; harmonious
• 暮evening; sunset
• 穆solemn; reverent; calm
• 募to canvass for contributions; to collect; to raise; to recruit; to enlist
• 牟used in 牟平; used in 中牟
• 钼molybdenum (chemistry)