purpose in Chinese

mùdì

Example sentences

tā 他 lái 来 zhèlǐ 这里 de 的 mùdì 目的 shì 是 shénme 什么？

For what purpose did he come here?
tā 她 de 的 mùdì 目的 shì 是 chéngwéi 成为 jiàoshī 教师。

Her goal is to become a teacher.

用意 yòngyì HSK 7–9

intention; purpose
意向 yìxiàng HSK 7–9

intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition
宗 zōng HSK 7–9

school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs; surname Zong
起见（起見） qǐjiàn

motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose
针对性（針對性） zhēnduìxìng

focus; direction; purpose; relevance
作用 zuòyòng HSK 2

to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 用, inhibition
旨 zhǐ

imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
事由 shìyóu

main content; matter; work; origin of an incident; cause; purpose; subject (of business letter)

9 entries in ChineseDict list "purpose" as a meaning.