志向

zhìxiàng
noun #26,153

Meanings

  1. 1 aspiration
  2. 2 ambition
  3. 3 goal
  4. 4 ideal

Examples

Tā cóng xiǎo jiù yǒu dāng kēxuéjiā de zhìxiàng.
He has had the aspiration to become a scientist since childhood.
Rén yào yǒu yuǎndà de zhìxiàng, cái néng yǒusuǒ chéngjiù.
A person must have lofty aspirations in order to achieve great things.
Tā jiānchí zìjǐ de zhìxiàng, méiyǒu shòudào wàijiè gānrǎo.
She held firm to her aspirations and was not disturbed by outside influences.

Tips

usage
志向 suggests a deep, long-held personal aspiration — more internal and principled than 目标 (mùbiāo, target/goal) and more serious than 愿望 (yuànwàng, wish). It implies moral or intellectual direction.

Stroke Order

zhì
xiàng