大志

dàzhì
noun #38,694

Meanings

  1. 1 high aims
  2. 2 great ambition
  3. 3 lofty aspirations

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xiōnghuái dàzhì.
He has held great ambitions since childhood.
HSK 7-9
燕雀鸿鹄大志?
Yànquè ān zhī hónghú zhī dàzhì?
How can sparrows know the great ambitions of the swan?

Tips

usage
The standard collocations are 胸怀大志 (to harbor great ambitions) and 立大志 (to set lofty goals). The second example above echoes a famous line from 《史记·陈涉世家》 about ambition the small-minded can't grasp.

Stroke Order

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