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purpose; aim; goal; target; objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
target / goal / objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
tool / instrument / utensil / means (to achieve a goal etc)
HSK 3
to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after / to woo
HSK 4
to pursue a goal with determination / inspirational; motivational
HSK 7-9
flight of steps / (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of
HSK 7-9
to give up / to abandon (a goal etc) / to let sth go / forget it / let the matter drop
HSK 7-9
to have one's eyes on (a goal) / having sth in mind / to concentrate
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
objective / aim / goal
HSK 7-9
cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals
HSK 7-9
ambition / goal / ideal / aspiration
(soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal
to force entrance into / to score a goal (sport)
black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
to score a goal / goal (sport)
surveyor's pole / post (used for a landmark) / (fig.) goal; model; benchmark
great goal / magnificent aspiration
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center or bull's eye of an archery target (old) / goal / target
to kill or capture (in battle) / (fig.) (sports) to score (a goal); to win (a medal) / (fig.) to reap rewards; to achieve gains
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 score a goal / goal
to keep goal / on duty as gatekeeper
successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful
to achieve or accomplish goals
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom) / fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
(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 advance on sth; to press closely (on some goal)
(idiom) to join forces to work towards a common goal
croquet / goal ball (served by the goal keeper)
to exceed a production goal
to knock at the gate (old) / to make an approach / to invade / to attack the goal (sports)
(fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
to do business / to manage / to strive for / to use every possible means (toward a goal)
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
to try to score (a goal) / final push (at a critical juncture) / the final leg of sth
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
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
hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
to catch up with England and surpass the USA (economic goal)
(football) set piece (a restart of play following a stoppage, including free kicks, corner kicks, penalty kicks, goal kicks and throw-ins)
(of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal / (slang) to drop to one's knees in contrition or surrender (usu. figurative)
Pirate Party, political movement whose main goal is to reform copyright law in line with the Internet era
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 on the door / to take a shot on goal (sports)
own goal (ball sports)
to burst or force open a door / to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church) / to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)


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