雄心勃勃 (xióng xīn bó bó) — ambitious; full of determination and zeal
Definition
A vivid, slightly literary idiom for someone bursting with grand ambition and drive — stronger than simply 'ambitious', suggesting restless energy. Built on 雄心 (heroic/grand ambition) + repeated 勃勃 (vital, vigorous).
idiom
ambitiousfull of determination and zeal
Examples
- 雄心勃勃，。Zhè wèi nián qīng qǐ yè jiā xióng xīn bó bó, jì huà zài wǔ nián nèi kāi yì bǎi jiā fēn diàn.This young entrepreneur is very ambitious, planning to open one hundred branches within five years.
- 雄心勃勃，。Tā men tí chū de xīn zhàn lüè xióng xīn bó bó, dàn fēng xiǎn yě hěn dà.The new strategy they proposed is ambitious, but also very risky.
- 雄心勃勃。Zhè ge guó jiā zhèng yǐ xióng xīn bó bó de zī tài zǒu xiàng shì jiè wǔ tái.This country is stepping onto the world stage with great ambition.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate
A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.
雄心 is ambition, and 勃勃 adds vigorous fullness; the ambition is vigorously present.
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