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Traditional

志 ( 志, 誌 )

zhì

Definition

will
aspiration
ideal
ambition
to keep in mind
to record
to write a footnote
sign
mark

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote

birthmark; mole

to engrave; to record

Related words (54)

ambition; goal; ideal; aspiration

volunteer

aspiration; to aspire; to wish; ideal; ambition; to volunteer

ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit

inclination; interest

zhì yuàn bīng

volunteer soldier

zhì yuàn jūn

volunteer army

zhì yuàn zhě

volunteer

zhì gāo qì yáng

high-spirited and smug

志賀氏菌病

zhì hè shì jūn bìng

shigellosis; bacillary dysentery

to become demoralized; to lose one's sense of purpose

to encourage; encouragement

general history of a county; county annals

comrade; (slang) homosexual

great goal; magnificent aspiration

high aims

high aspiration

will; resolution; aspiration

emotion; mood

will; willpower; determination

will to fight; fighting spirit

local chronicles; district records

to demonstrate one's sincere convictions

to be ambitious

consciousness; state of mind; compos mentis

to be determined; to be resolved

steadfast; with single-minded devotion

aspiration

far-reaching ambition; lofty ideal; milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine

lofty ambition; lofty aspiration

the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on

firm determination

ugly guy with a pretty girlfriend (slang)

willpower; strength of will; inner strength

ambitious

conscious; having a will

ethnography

the will to move mountains; (fig.) high ambitions

rén qióng zhì duǎn

poor and with low expectations; poverty stunts ambition

yǐ sǐ míng zhì

to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying

wéi yì zhì lùn

voluntarism; metaphysical view, esp. due to Schopenhauer 叔本華, that the essence of the world is willpower

xiǎo huā yuǎn zhì

small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine

dòu zhì áng yáng

having high fighting spirit

wèi jìng zhī zhì

unfulfilled ambition

yǒng zhì bù wàng

never to be forgotten

qiú shēng yì zhì

the will to live

shén zhì bù qīng

to be delirious; to be mentally confused

shén zhì hūn mí

to be in a state of delirium

zì yóu yì zhì

free will

xù xū míng zhì

to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳 growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)

háo qíng zhuàng zhì

lofty ideals; noble aspirations

鬱鬱不得志

yù yù bù dé zhì

soured by the loss of one's hopes

自由意志主義

zì yóu yì zhì zhǔ yì

libertarianism

輻射警告標志

fú shè jǐng gào biāo zhì

radiation warning symbol

Idioms (17)

zhì bù zài cǐ

to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)

zhì tóng dào hé

like-minded (idiom); fellow enthusiast; kindred spirit

zhì zài sì fāng

to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)

zhì shì rén rén

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

zhì dé yì mǎn

fully content with one's achievements (idiom); complacent

zhuān xīn zhì zhì

with single-hearted devotion (idiom)

rén rén zhì shì

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

zhòng zhì chéng chéng

unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)

yǒu zhì jìng chéng

persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way

dàn bó míng zhì

living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

wán wù sàng zhì

(lit.) trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress; excessive attention to trivia saps the will

xiōng wú dà zhì

to have no aspirations (idiom); unambitious

chóu chú mǎn zhì

enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug; complacent

不以辭害志

bù yǐ cí hài zhì

don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

有志者事竟成

yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng

a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); Where there's a will, there's a way (idiom); A willful person always has their way; A person who has a settled purpose will surely succeed; Everything comes to those who want; Nothing is impossible to a willing mind

燕雀安知鴻鵠之志

yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì

(lit.) can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); (fig.) how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志

yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì

(lit.) can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

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