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标的 (biāo dì) — target; objective; subject matter of a contract (the goods, services, or work involved)

Definition

Legal/contract term for the 'subject matter' — the goods, services, or work a contract concerns. Different from 目标 (a general 'goal') in that 标的 names the specific thing the contract deals with, not an aim to achieve.

noun
targetobjectivesubject matter of a contract (the goods, services, or work involved)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 标的。
    Zhè cì bǐ sài de biāo dì shì guàn jūn.
    The target of this competition is the championship.
  • 标的。
    Cǎi gòu hé tong de biāo dì shì wǔ bǎi tái diàn nǎo.
    The subject matter of the procurement contract is 500 computers.
  • 标的。
    Lǜ shī zǐ xì shěn chá le biāo dì de jù tǐ nèi róng.
    The lawyer carefully reviewed the specific content of the subject matter.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

标biāotarget
的detarget

标 and 的 both refer to a target or mark, giving the sense of an object or subject matter.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
票
票piào標biāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

Open 标 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
白白báiwhite
Sound part声符shēngfú
勺
勺sháo的de
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

的 pairs 白, related to white or brightness, with 勺, which gives a clue to the sound. Its older form 旳 meant bright.

Open 的 →
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