无的放矢 — “To speak or act without a clear purpose”
无的放矢 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak or act without a clear purpose”. To shoot an arrow without a target, signifying aimless effort. Literally, “Shoot an arrow without a target”.
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无的放矢 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 无wú
- 的dì
- 放fàng
- 矢shǐ
无的放矢 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 无的放矢
在没有充分市场调研的情况下就盲目投资，无异于无的放矢，很难成功。
Investing blindly without sufficient market research is like shooting an arrow without a target, making success difficult.
Idioms Related to 无的放矢
Synonyms of 无的放矢
Antonyms of 无的放矢
More idioms starting with 无
- wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
- wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
- wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
- wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
- wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
- wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
- wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
- wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
- wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
- wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
- wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
- wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference
Questions about 无的放矢
- What does 无的放矢 mean?
- 无的放矢 (wú dì fàng shǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak or act without a clear purpose”.
- How do you pronounce 无的放矢?
- 无的放矢 is pronounced wú dì fàng shǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 无的放矢 literally mean?
- Literally, 无的放矢 means “Shoot an arrow without a target”. It is used to mean “to speak or act without a clear purpose”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 无的放矢?
- 的：靶心；矢：箭。没有目标乱射箭。比喻说话做事没有明确目的，或不切合实际。