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The word "目的地" is formed by combining the character 目, meaning "eye" or "sight", with 的, meaning "target", to convey the idea of a goal or objective, and then adding 地, meaning "place", to indicate the location of that goal, thus creating the term for "destination".

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我们终于到达了目的地。

wǒ men zhōng yú dào dá le mù dì dì。

We finally arrived at our destination.

后天，我们的目的地是上海。

hòu tiān, wǒ men de mù dì dì shì shàng hǎi。

The day after tomorrow, our destination is Shanghai.

人生就像一场旅行，不必在乎目的地。

rén shēng jiù xiàng yī chǎng lǚ xíng， bù bì zài hu mù dì dì。

Life is like a journey; you don't have to care so much about the destination.

那个风景优美的山村是我们徒步旅行的目的地。

nà ge fēng jǐng yōu měi de shān cūn shì wǒ men tú bù lǚ xíng de mù dì dì。

That scenic mountain village is the destination for our hiking trip.

如果不知道最终目的地，任何方向的风都可能是逆风。

rú guǒ bù zhī dào zuì zhōng mù dì dì， rèn hé fāng xiàng de fēng dōu kě néng shì nì fēng。

If you don't know your ultimate destination, the wind from any direction could be a headwind.

Word Definition - 目的地

mù dì dì destination; destination point

Individual Character Details

目 mù
的 de, dī, dí, dì
地 de, dì