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target / goal / objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
HSK 2
to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after / to woo
HSK 4
(soccer slang) spectacular, world-class goal; wonder goal (originally Cantonese: is borrowed from English "ball", Jyutping [bo1])
tool / instrument / utensil / means (to achieve a goal etc)
HSK 3
objective / aim / goal
HSK 7-9
(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash / to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches
HSK 7-9
to pursue a goal with determination / inspirational; motivational
HSK 7-9
(football) set piece (a restart of play following a stoppage, including free kicks, corner kicks, penalty kicks, goal kicks and throw-ins)
great goal / magnificent aspiration
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
to keep goal / on duty as gatekeeper
cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals
HSK 7-9
(soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal
own goal (ball sports)
flight of steps / (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of
HSK 7-9
successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful
to score a goal / goal (sport)
to achieve or accomplish goals
ambition / goal / ideal / aspiration
to force entrance into / to score a goal (sport)
to have one's eyes on (a goal) / having sth in mind / to concentrate
HSK 7-9
to kill or capture (in battle) / (fig.) (sports) to score (a goal); to win (a medal) / (fig.) to reap rewards; to achieve gains
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom) / fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) / fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal / to keep going while some hope is left
hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
like-minded person; person who shares the same ideals or goals; kindred spirit
(soccer) to strike the ball powerfully at goal; to unleash a fierce shot / (racket sports) to hit a fast, flat and forceful shot
to score a goal / goal
to give up / to abandon (a goal etc) / to let sth go / forget it / let the matter drop
HSK 7-9
surveyor's pole / post (used for a landmark) / (fig.) goal; model; benchmark
(idiom) to join forces to work towards a common goal
to burst or force open a door / to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church) / to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)
to exceed a production goal
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) / fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back / to have to finish what one started / to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
to catch up with England and surpass the USA (economic goal)
to try to score (a goal) / final push (at a critical juncture) / the final leg of sth
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center or bull's eye of an archery target (old) / goal / target
(fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
(old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively / (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)
to do business / to manage / to strive for / to use every possible means (toward a goal)
(Marxist jargon) left opportunism; ultra-left deviation ignoring objective conditions and pushing for radical goals prematurely
to advance on sth; to press closely (on some goal)
lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible / to be impatient for success
to knock at the gate (old) / to make an approach / to invade / to attack the goal (sports)
to knock on the door / to take a shot on goal (sports)
Pirate Party, political movement whose main goal is to reform copyright law in line with the Internet era
croquet / goal ball (served by the goal keeper)
(of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal / (slang) to drop to one's knees in contrition or surrender (usu. figurative)


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