目的

mùdì

purpose; aim; goal; target; objective

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

学习的目的是什么?

What is the purpose of learning?

他这样做有自己的目的。

He has his own aim in doing this.