壮志 (zhuàng zhì) — lofty ambition, high aspiration
Definition
壮志 refers to a grand, heroic ambition — especially one tied to a noble cause, not personal gain. It is almost always literary/formal and fixed in phrases like 胸怀壮志 or 壮志未酬.
noun
lofty ambitionhigh aspiration
Examples
- 壮志。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiōng huái zhuàng zhì.He has harbored lofty ambitions since childhood.
- 壮志，。Wèi le shí xiàn tā de zhuàng zhì, tā fù chū le hěn duō nǔ lì.To realize his lofty aspiration, he put in a lot of effort.
- 壮志。Zhè wèi jiāng jūn de zhuàng zhì shì bǎo wèi guó jiā.This general's lofty ambition is to defend the country.
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