有的放矢 yǒu dì fàng shǐ — lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)

Meanings

1. 1

   lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)

   lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom); fig. to have a clear objective

   verb

Character breakdown

• 有

  yǒu (third tone, dipping)

  to have, to possess; there is, there are; to exist

  6 strokes⿸𠂇月Radical 月
• 放

  fàng (fourth tone, falling)

  to put, to place, to lay down; to let go, to release, to set free; to let out, to give a holiday

  8 strokes⿰方攵Radical 攴

Words containing 有

• 有yǒu (third tone, dipping)to have, to possess
• 没有/沒有méiyǒu (second tone, rising)not to have; there is not
• 还有/還有hái (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping)furthermore
• 所有suǒ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping)all
• 有些yǒu (third tone, dipping) xiē (first tone, high and level)some
• 有人yǒu (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)someone
• 只有zhǐyǒu (third tone, dipping)only, there is only
• 有关/有關yǒu (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level)to have sth to do with
• 拥有/擁有yōng (first tone, high and level) yǒu (third tone, dipping)to have
• 有的yǒu (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone)(there are) some (who are...)
• 有效yǒu (third tone, dipping) xiào (fourth tone, falling)effective
• 有趣yǒuqù (third tone, dipping)interesting, fun, amusing
• 有时/有時yǒu (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising)sometimes
• 有名yǒumíng (third tone, dipping)famous, well known
• 有所yǒu (third tone, dipping) suǒ (third tone, dipping)somewhat
• 有时候/有時候yǒu (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising) hou (neutral tone)sometimes
• 具有jù (fourth tone, falling) yǒu (third tone, dipping)to have; to possess
• 有着/有著yǒu (third tone, dipping) zhe (neutral tone)to have

Words containing 放

• 放fàng (fourth tone, falling)to put, to place, to set down
• 放弃/放棄fàngqì (fourth tone, falling)to give up, to abandon (a plan, right, opportunity)
• 放心fàngxīn (fourth tone, falling)to set one’s mind at rest, to stop worrying
• 放下fàng (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)to lay down
• 释放/釋放shì (fourth tone, falling) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to release
• 开放/開放kāi (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to bloom
• 放到fàng (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)Put in
• 改革开放/改革開放gǎi (third tone, dipping) gé (second tone, rising) kāi (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to reform and open to the outside world
• 解放jiě (third tone, dipping) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to liberate
• 播放bō (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to broadcast
• 放手fàng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to let go one's hold
• 放大fàng (fourth tone, falling) dà (fourth tone, falling)to enlarge
• 放假fàng (fourth tone, falling) jià (fourth tone, falling)to have a holiday or vacation
• 放过/放過fàng (fourth tone, falling) guò (fourth tone, falling)to let off
• 发放/發放fā (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to provide
• 放学/放學fàng (fourth tone, falling) xué (second tone, rising)to dismiss students at the end of the school day
• 放射fàng (fourth tone, falling) shè (fourth tone, falling)to radiate
• 放置fàng (fourth tone, falling) zhì (fourth tone, falling)to put