| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose; aim; goal; target; objective; CL:个 |
| 目 | mù | eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title |
| 项目 | xiàng mù | item; project; sports event; CL:个 |
| 目标 | mù biāo | target; goal; objective; CL:个 |
| 数目 | shù mù | amount; number |
| 题目 | tí mù | subject; title; topic; CL:个 |
| 节目 | jié mù | program; item (on a program); CL:台,个,套 |
| 目光 | mù guāng | sight; vision; view; gaze; look |
| 盲目 | máng mù | blind; blindly; ignorant; lacking understanding |
| 面目 | miàn mù | appearance; facial features; look |
| 头目 | tóu mù | ringleader; gang leader; chieftain |
| 目录 | mù lù | catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list; contents |
| 心目 | xīn mù | mentality; mental attitude; viewpoint |
| 耳目 | ěr mù | eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies |
| 名目 | míng mù | name of an item; fame |
| 目的地 | mù dì dì | destination (location) |
| 目睹 | mù dǔ | to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes |
| 引人注目 | yǐn rén zhù mù | to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous |
| 书目 | shū mù | booklist; bibliography; title catalogue; CL:本 |
| 醒目 | xǐng mù | eye-grabbing (headline); striking (illustration) |
| 夺目 | duó mù | dazzle the eyes |
| 目下 | mù xià | at present |
| 本来面目 | běn lái miàn mù | true colors; true features |
| 目送 | mù sòng | to see off (a departing guest) |
| 一目了然 | yī mù liǎo rán | obvious at a glance (idiom) |
| 明目张胆 | míng mù zhāng dǎn | openly and without fear; brazenly |
| 科目 | kē mù | subject |
| 本草纲目 | běn cǎo gāng mù | Compendium of medical herbs 1596, compiled by Lǐ Shízhēn 李时珍 |
| 条目 | tiáo mù | clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document); (dictionary) entry |
| 比目鱼 | bǐ mù yú | flatfish; flounder |
| 怒目 | nù mù | with glaring eyes; glowering |
| 目击 | mù jī | to see with one's own eyes; to witness |
| 眉目 | méi mù | general facial appearance; features; arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing); rough sketch or general idea of things |
| 眉目 | méi mu | progress; prospect of solution; sign of positive outcome |
| 满目 | mǎn mù | fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc) |
| 举目 | jǔ mù | to look; to raise one's eyes |
| 注目 | zhù mù | attention; to stare at; to fix attention on sth |
| 要目 | yào mù | important substance (of a document); key section |
| 目不转睛 | mù bù zhuǎn jīng | unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare |
| 目力 | mù lì | eyesight (i.e. quality of vision) |
| 目瞪口呆 | mù dèng kǒu dāi | dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied; stunned |
| 总目 | zǒng mù | super-order (taxonomy); catalog; table of contents |
| 张目 | zhāng mù | to open one's eyes wide |
| 过目 | guò mù | to look over |
| 巧立名目 | qiǎo lì míng mù | to fabricate excuses (idiom); to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account) |
| 目镜 | mù jìng | eyepiece |
| 触目惊心 | chù mù jīng xīn | lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight |
| 举世瞩目 | jǔ shì zhǔ mù | to receive worldwide attention |
| 目中无人 | mù zhōng wú rén | to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air |