项目 (xiàngmù) — project / item

项目 (xiàngmù)

项目 refers to a project or task that is organized and planned, as well as to an individual item or entry in a list. In work and school contexts it most often means a project (research project, work project, sports event). In administrative contexts it refers to a line item or category.

Meanings

1. [noun] Project; program; planned undertaking.
2. [noun] Item; entry (in a list, form, or schedule).

Example Sentences

我们正在做一个新的项目。 Wǒmen zhèngzài zuò yīgè xīn de xiàngmù. We are working on a new project.

这个项目需要三个月才能完成。 Zhège xiàngmù xūyào sān gè yuè cái néng wánchéng. This project will take three months to complete.

运动会有很多比赛项目。 Yùndònghuì yǒu hěn duō bǐsài xiàngmù. The sports meet has many competition events.

请认真填写表格上的每一个项目。 Qǐng rènzhēn tiánxiě biǎogé shàng de měi yīgè xiàngmù. Please carefully fill in every item on the form.

Collocations

Memory Hook

项 has the phonetic component 工 (work) and 页 (page/head). 目 means "eye / item." A 项目 is an item that deserves its own line — an eye-catching entry with work attached.