凌志

Língzhì

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Meanings

1 Lexus (former Chinese name for Toyota's luxury brand)

Characters

to soar, rise above

Examples

凌志后来改名为雷克萨斯。

Língzhì hòulái gǎimíng wéi Léikèsàsī.

Lingzhi was later renamed Leikesasi.

他开的那辆凌志是老款。

Tā kāi de nà liàng Língzhì shì lǎo kuǎn.

That Lexus he drives is an older model.

Tips

culture

凌志 'soaring ambition' was Lexus's original Hong Kong-style Chinese name; mainland officially switched to the phonetic 雷克萨斯 (Léikèsàsī) in 2004. Older drivers still say Língzhì — it is tighter, more poetic, and sounds less like a foreigner's business card.

Stroke Order

凌 líng

志 zhì