心志 (xīn zhì) — willpower; fortitude; resolution

Definition

Examples

  • 心志。
    Tā píng jiè jiān qiáng de xīn zhì kè fú le chóng chóng kùn nan.
    He overcame numerous difficulties with his strong willpower.
  • ,心志。
    Yí gè rén néng fǒu chéng gōng, hěn dà chéng dù shàng qǔ jué yú tā de xīn zhì.
    Whether a person can succeed depends to a large extent on their fortitude.
  • ,心志。
    Cháng qī de xùn liàn bù jǐn duàn liàn le shēn tǐ, gèng mó liàn le xīn zhì.
    Long-term training not only exercises the body but also tempers one's resolution.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

心 and 志 together describe the firmness of mind and will.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
之
之zhī志zhì
Same sound today

志 has 心, the heart, below and a simplified top from 之 for sound.

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