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  1. 1. eye
  2. 2. (literary) to look; to regard
  3. 3. eye (of a net); mesh
  4. 4. item; section
  5. 5. list; catalogue
  6. 6. (taxonomy) order
  7. 7. name; title

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Words Containing 目

一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán

obvious at a glance (idiom)

剧目
jù mù

theatrical piece (play or opera)

引人注目
yǐn rén zhù mù

to attract attention

心目
xīn mù

mind

数目
shù mù

amount

栏目
lán mù

regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)

目不转睛
mù bù zhuǎn jīng

unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily

目中无人
mù zhōng wú rén

to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters

目光
mù guāng

gaze; (fig.) attention

目前
mù qián

at the present time

目标
mù biāo

target

目的
mù dì

purpose; aim; goal; target; objective

目的地
mù dì dì

destination (location)

目睹
mù dǔ

to witness

目瞪口呆
mù dèng kǒu dāi

dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied

目录
mù lù

catalog

盲目
máng mù

blind

瞩目
zhǔ mù

to focus attention upon

科目
kē mù

academic subject

节目
jié mù

program

耳目一新
ěr mù yī xīn

a pleasant change

耳闻目睹
ěr wén mù dǔ

to witness personally

举世瞩目
jǔ shì zhǔ mù

to receive worldwide attention

触目惊心
chù mù jīng xīn

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking

醒目
xǐng mù

eye-grabbing (headline)

面目全非
miàn mù quán fēi

nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition

项目
xiàng mù

item

题目
tí mù

subject

一目十行
yī mù shí háng

ten lines at a glance (idiom)

一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù

lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)

不堪入目
bù kān rù mù

unbearable to look at

不触目
bù chù mù

unobtrusive

不识庐山真面目
bù shí lú shān zhēn miàn mù

lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)

二十年目睹之怪现状
èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng

The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[wú jiǎn rén]

亚目
yà mù

suborder (taxonomy)

伊玛目
yī mǎ mù

imam (Islam) (loanword)

佛法僧目
fó fǎ sēng mù

Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills

保留剧目
bǎo liú jù mù

repertory

侧目
cè mù

to raise eyebrows

偶蹄目
ǒu tí mù

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, such as pigs, cows, giraffes etc)

伤心惨目
shāng xīn cǎn mù

(idiom) too appalling to look at

伤心蒿目
shāng xīn hāo mù

to grieve

价目
jià mù

(marked) price

光彩夺目
guāng cǎi duó mù

dazzling

八目鳗
bā mù mán

lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)

刮目相待
guā mù xiāng dài

see 刮目相看[guā mù xiāng kàn]

刮目相看
guā mù xiāng kàn

to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth

到目前
dào mù qián

up until now

到目前为止
dào mù qián wéi zhǐ

until now; so far

刺目
cì mù

gaudy

半翅目
bàn chì mù

Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)

厉目而视
lì mù ér shì

to cut sb a severe look (idiom)

反目
fǎn mù

to quarrel

反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu

to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb

口足目
kǒu zú mù

Stomatopoda, order of marine crustaceans (whose members are called mantis shrimps)

同翅目
tóng chì mù

Homoptera (insect suborder including cicadas, aphids, plant-hoppers, shield bugs etc)

名目
míng mù

name

名目繁多
míng mù fán duō

names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description

品目
pǐn mù

item

嗔目
chēn mù

glare

啮齿目
niè chǐ mù

order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)

回目
huí mù

chapter title (in a novel)

夏目漱石
xià mù shù shí

Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists

多目的
duō mù dì

multipurpose

大比目鱼
dà bǐ mù yú

halibut

大头目
dà tóu mù

the boss

夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù

man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife

奇蹄目
jī tí mù

Perissodactyla

夺目
duó mù

to dazzle the eyes

子目
zǐ mù

subheading

子目录
zǐ mù lù

subdirectory (computing)

寓目
yù mù

(literary) to look over

巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù

to fabricate excuses (idiom)

帐目
zhàng mù

account

广播节目
guǎng bō jié mù

radio program; broadcast program

广目天
guǎng mù tiān

Virupaksa (on of the Four Heavenly Kings)

张目
zhāng mù

to open one's eyes wide

心目中
xīn mù zhōng

in one's eyes

怒目
nù mù

with glaring eyes

怒目切齿
nù mù qiè chǐ

to gnash one's teeth in anger

怒目相向
nù mù xiāng xiàng

to glower at each other (idiom)

怒目而视
nù mù ér shì

to glare at

怵目惊心
chù mù jīng xīn

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking

恐龙总目
kǒng lóng zǒng mù

Dinosauria, superorder within class Sauropsida containing dinosaurs and birds

惹人注目
rě rén zhù mù

to attract attention

慈眉善目
cí méi shàn mù

kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking

拭目
shì mù

to wipe one's eyes

拭目以待
shì mù yǐ dài

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

拭目倾耳
shì mù qīng ěr

to watch and listen attentively

掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù

to fool people (idiom)

数目字
shù mù zì

numeral

明目张胆
míng mù zhāng dǎn

openly and without fear

曲目
qǔ mù

repertoire

书目
shū mù

booklist

会计科目
kuài jì kē mù

account

有目共睹
yǒu mù gòng dǔ

anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all

有目共见
yǒu mù gòng jiàn

anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all

有目共赏
yǒu mù gòng shǎng

as everyone can appreciate (idiom); clear to all

有目无睹
yǒu mù wú dǔ

has eyes but can't see (idiom); unable or unwilling to see the importance of sth

有眉目
yǒu méi mù

to begin to take shape

木目金
mù mù jīn

mokuma-gane (loanword)

本来面目
běn lái miàn mù

true colors

本草纲目
běn cǎo gāng mù

Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[lǐ shí zhēn]

核对帐目
hé duì zhàng mù

to verify accounting records

条目
tiáo mù

clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document)

极目远望
jí mù yuǎn wàng

as far as the eye can see

槽齿目
cáo chǐ mù

Thecodontia (obsolete taxonomic grouping of reptiles)

横眉怒目
héng méi nù mù

lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes

横眉立目
héng méi lì mù

to scowl and stare down

历历在目
lì lì zài mù

vivid in one's mind (idiom)

死不瞑目
sǐ bù míng mù

lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom)

比目鱼
bǐ mù yú

flatfish

比赛项目
bǐ sài xiàng mù

sporting event

注目
zhù mù

attention

流目
liú mù

to let one's eyes rove

清谈节目
qīng tán jié mù

talk show

清点帐目
qīng diǎn zhàng mù

to check the accounts

满目
mǎn mù

fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc)

满目琳琅
mǎn mù lín láng

lit. to fill one's eyes with glittering jewels

满目疮痍
mǎn mù chuāng yí

a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)

漫无目的
màn wú mù dì

aimless

炫目
xuàn mù

to dazzle

爽心悦目
shuǎng xīn yuè mù

beautiful and heartwarming

爽目
shuǎng mù

attractive

獐头鼠目
zhāng tóu shǔ mù

lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom)

兽脚亚目
shòu jiǎo yà mù

suborder Theropoda (beast-footed dinosaur group) within order Saurischia containing carnivorous dinosaurs

琳琅满目
lín láng mǎn mù

glittering jewels to delight the eye (idiom)

璀璨夺目
cuǐ càn duó mù

dazzling (idiom)

疮痍满目
chuāng yí mǎn mù

a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)

白目
bái mù

(slang) stupid

目下
mù xià

at present

目下十行
mù xià shí háng

see 一目十行[yī mù shí háng]

目不交睫
mù bù jiāo jié

lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)

目不忍见
mù bù rěn jiàn

see 目不忍視|目不忍视[mù bù rěn shì]

目不忍视
mù bù rěn shì

lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom)

目不斜视
mù bù xié shì

not to glance sideways (idiom)

目不暇接
mù bù xiá jiē

lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes

目不暇给
mù bù xiá jǐ

lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom)

目不窥园
mù bù kuī yuán

lit. not even peek at the garden

目不见睫
mù bù jiàn jié

lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults

目不识丁
mù bù shí dīng

lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate

目不转瞬
mù bù zhuǎn shùn

gazing fixedly (idiom)

目今
mù jīn

nowadays

目光呆滞
mù guāng dāi zhì

to have a lifeless look in one's eyes (idiom)

目光如豆
mù guāng rú dòu

short-sighted

目光所及
mù guāng suǒ jí

as far as the eye can see

目光短浅
mù guāng duǎn qiǎn

to be shortsighted

目劄
mù zhā

(TCM) excessive blinking of the eyes

目力
mù lì

eyesight (i.e. quality of vision)

目怔口呆
mù zhēng kǒu dāi

lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom); stunned

目怆有天
mù chuàng yǒu tiān

to look at the sky in sorrow

目成
mù chéng

to make eyes

目挑心招
mù tiǎo xīn zhāo

the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious

目击
mù jī

to see with one's own eyes

目击者
mù jī zhě

eyewitness

目数
mù shù

(sieve) mesh size; (sandpaper) grit size

目标匹配作业
mù biāo pǐ pèi zuò yè

target matching task

目标地址
mù biāo dì zhǐ

destination address

目标市场
mù biāo shì chǎng

target market

目标检测
mù biāo jiǎn cè

object detection (computer vision)

目测
mù cè

to estimate visually

目无光泽
mù wú guāng zé

to have eyes without luster (idiom)

目无全牛
mù wú quán niú

to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled

目无法纪
mù wú fǎ jì

with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules

目无组织
mù wú zǔ zhī

to pay no heed to the regulations

目珠
mù zhū

eyeball

目盲
mù máng

blind

目眦
mù zì

eye socket

目眩
mù xuàn

dizzy; dazzled

目眩神迷
mù xuàn shén mí

to be dazzled and stunned (idiom)

目眩头昏
mù xuàn tóu hūn

to be dizzy and see stars

目睁口呆
mù zhēng kǒu dāi

stunned

目𥆧
mù rún

eyelid twitch

目空一切
mù kōng yī qiè

the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant

目空四海
mù kōng sì hǎi

the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant

目视
mù shì

visual

目语
mù yǔ

to speak with the eyes

目迷五色
mù mí wǔ sè

the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors

目送
mù sòng

to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc)

目录学
mù lù xué

bibliography

目镜
mù jìng

eyepiece

直翅目
zhí chì mù

Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)

眉清目秀
méi qīng mù xiù

pretty

眉目
méi mù

general facial appearance; features

眉目
méi mu

progress

眉目传情
méi mù chuán qíng

to make sheep eyes at

真面目
zhēn miàn mù

true identity

眵目糊
chī mu hū

(dialect) gum (in one's eyes)

眼目
yǎn mù

eyes

众目昭彰
zhòng mù zhāo zhāng

lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom)

众目睽睽
zhòng mù kuí kuí

see 萬目睽睽|万目睽睽[wàn mù kuí kuí]

瞑目
míng mù

to close one's eyes

瞠目
chēng mù

to stare

瞠目以对
chēng mù yǐ duì

to return only a blank stare

瞠目结舌
chēng mù jié shé

stupefied

瞪目凝视
dèng mù níng shì

in a catatonic state

石油换食品项目
shí yóu huàn shí pǐn xiàng mù

Iraq Oil for Food Program

石竹目
shí zhú mù

Class Magnoliopsida (biology)

硬目标
yìng mù biāo

hard target

篇目
piān mù

table of contents