Definition
立志 means 'to resolve' or 'to be determined' to achieve a goal. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 立 and the object 志 can split when a measure word, complement, or modifier is inserted between them. For example, you can say 立了一个志 ('made a resolution') or 立下大志 ('set a great goal'). The pattern is akin to 'set one's mind on something' in English.
v.o.
to resolveto be determined (to set a goal)
Examples
- 立志。Tā cóng xiǎoxué shí jiù lì zhì yào dāng yīshēng.He resolved to become a doctor from elementary school.
- ，。Tā lì xià le yuǎndà de zhì, yào gǎibiàn jiāxiāng de miànmào.She set a lofty goal to change the face of her hometown.
- ，。Tā lì le yí ge zhì, měitiān dōu zài wèi shíxiàn tā nǔlì.He made a resolution and works hard every day to realize it.
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