great ambition; lofty aspiration
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
great ambition; lofty aspiration; heroic determination
literaryCommonly used in literary or formal contexts, often in set phrases expressing high aspirations or unfulfilled ambitions. Often paired with verbs like 立 (to set) or 酬 (to fulfill).
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
huái怀
yǒu有
xióng雄
xīn心
zhuàng壮
zhì志
。
He has harbored great ambitions since childhood.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
zhuàng壮
zhì志
líng凌
yún云
，
shì誓
yào要
shōu收
fù复
shī失
dì地
。
This general has ambitions reaching to the clouds, vowing to recover the lost territory.
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Kě可
xī惜
tā他
zhuàng壮
zhì志
wèi未
chóu酬
，
yīng英
nián年
zǎo早
shì逝
。
Unfortunately, he died young with his great ambitions unfulfilled.
Nián年
qīng轻
rén人
yīng应
gāi该
lì立
xià下
zhuàng壮
zhì志
，
wèi为
guó国
xiào效
lì力
。
Young people should set great ambitions to serve their country.
Suī虽
rán然
zāo遭
yù遇
cuò挫
zhé折
，
dàn但
tā他
de的
zhuàng壮
zhì志
sī丝
háo毫
wèi未
jiǎn减
。
Although he encountered setbacks, his great ambition has not diminished in the slightest.