Chinese–English
有的放矢
yǒu dì fàng shǐ · you di fang shi
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
- fig. to have a clear objective
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