励志

勵志

lìzhì

adjective HSK 7-9 #46,673

Meanings

这是一部很励志的电影。

Zhè shì yī bù hěn lìzhì de diànyǐng.

This is a very inspirational movie.

她的故事非常励志，激励了很多人。

Tā de gùshì fēicháng lìzhì, jīlì le hěnduō rén.

Her story is very inspirational and has motivated many people.

memory

励 (encourage) + 志 (ambition/will) = encouraging one's ambition, i.e. inspirational.

usage

励志 is extremely common in modern Chinese as a modifier: 励志故事 (inspirational story), 励志电影 (motivational movie), 励志语录 (motivational quotes).

励 lì

志 zhì