野心 (yě xīn) — ambition (with a negative connotation of overreaching or unscrupulousness); wild schemes, scheming

Definition

Examples

• 他的野心很大，但一直没有机会实现。
  Tā de yě xīn hěn dà, dàn yì zhí méi yǒu jī huì shí xiàn.
  His ambition is huge, but he never had the chance to realize it.
• 这个将领的野心让他最终失败了。
  Zhè ge jiàng lǐng de yě xīn ràng tā zuì zhōng shī bài le.
  This general's ambition ultimately led to his failure.
• 她为了实现野心，不惜牺牲自己的家庭。
  Tā wèi le shí xiàn yě xīn, bù xī xī shēng zì jǐ de jiā tíng.
  To realize her ambition, she did not hesitate to sacrifice her own family.

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