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to have as its purpose
objective
the gist
gist
issue a decree
subject of literary work
to issue an imperial edict
on imperial orders
gist
imperial edict
intent
an imperial decree
Notice where 旨 sits in each complete thought.
Liberty consists of being able to make everything as harmless as possible.
Source: Tatoeba #502843 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe city government held a large conference aimed at promoting cross-departmental cooperation.
Source: Tatoeba #13119157 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.