大志 (dà zhì) — high aims; lofty ambitions

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Examples

• 他从小就有大志，想当科学家。
  Tā cóng xiǎo jiù yǒu dà zhì, xiǎng dāng kē xué jiā.
  He has had high aims since childhood; he wants to become a scientist.
• 一个人光有大志不够，还要脚踏实地。
  Yí gè rén guāng yǒu dà zhì bú gòu, hái yào jiǎo tà shí dì.
  It's not enough to just have lofty ambitions; one must also be down-to-earth.
• 立下大志之后，他每天都刻苦努力。
  Lì xià dà zhì zhī hòu, tā měi tiān dōu kè kǔ nǔ lì.
  After setting his high aims, he worked hard every day.

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