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针对 zhēn duì to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
成全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim / to help sb succeed / to complete / to make whole / to round off
新文化运动 Xīn Wén huà Yùn dòng the New Culture Movement (mid-1910s and 1920s), intellectual revolution against Confucianism aiming to introduce Western elements, especially democracy and science
泛读 fàn (language education) to read swiftly, aiming to get the gist / extensive reading
瞄准 miáo zhǔn to take aim at; to target
双碳 shuāng tàn "double carbon", i.e. peak carbon 碳達峰|碳达峰[tan4 da2 feng1] and carbon neutrality 碳中和[tan4 zhong1 he2] / China's double carbon policy, announced in 2020, which aims to reach peak carbon use by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060
双减 Shuāng jiǎn (PRC) Double Reduction Policy, announced in 2021, aiming to ease pressure on K-12 students by reducing homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes
指向 zhǐ xiàng to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated
对准 duì zhǔn to aim at / to target / to point at / to be directed at / registration / alignment (mechanical engineering)
旨在 zhǐ zài to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth)
瞒天过海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
力争上游 zhēng shàng yóu to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result / to have high ambitions
标的 biāo target / aim / objective / what one hopes to gain
扑空 kōng lit. to rush at thin air / fig. to miss one's aim / to have nothing to show for one's troubles
鸿门宴 Hóng mén yàn Hongmen feast / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]
跑业务 pǎo (of a salesperson) to visit potential customers with the aim of selling products or services
感性工学 gǎn xìng gōng xué kansei engineering (product design that aims to engender specific subjective responses in the consumer) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 感性工学 "kansei kougaku")
临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网 lín yuān xiàn , tuì ér jié wǎng better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) / one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
乙女 (slang) maiden; young lady (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 乙女 "otome", used esp. to refer to romantic media and games aimed at women)
不求有功,但求无过 qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú guò lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
好高骛远 hào gāo yuǎn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high
饭撒 fàn (coll.) gesture by an idol aimed at delighting fans (e.g. winking or throwing signed items); to interact with fans in such a manner (loanword from Japanese "fansābisu" – literally, "fan service")
miáo to take aim / (fig.) to aim one's looks at; to glance at
三北防护林 Sān běi Fáng lín Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
无的放矢 fàng shǐ to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark


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