靶子 bǎzi target
How to remember 靶子: 靶 target + 子 child = target.
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How it is used
- A target - for shooting, or figuratively the target of criticism - 打靶子 (dǎ bǎzi) to shoot at a target; 成了众人的靶子 became everyone's target.
- Concrete (射击靶子) and figurative (a scapegoat/butt of attacks: 活靶子).
- Contrast 目标 (mùbiāo, a goal/objective) - 靶子 is the physical thing aimed at or the object of attack.