立志

lìzhì

verb #29,545

Meanings

1 to resolve
2 to be determined
3 to set one's aspirations

Characters

to stand; to establish; upright

will; aspiration; determination

Examples

他从小就立志成为一名医生。

Tā cóng xiǎo jiù lìzhì chéngwéi yī míng yīshēng.

He resolved from a young age to become a doctor.

立志改变世界的人需要坚持不懈。

Lìzhì gǎibiàn shìjiè de rén xūyào jiānchí bùxiè.

Those determined to change the world need to persevere.

Tips

memory

立 means 'to stand upright' and 志 means 'will/aspiration.' To 立志 is to stand your will firmly upright — to plant your ambition like a flag.

Stroke Order

立 lì

志 zhì