野心勃勃

yěxīn-bóbó
idiom #22,359

Meanings

  1. 1 extremely ambitious
  2. 2 full of wild ambition
  3. 3 fiercely driven

Examples

Tā shì gè yěxīnbóbó de niánqīngrén, xiǎng yào chéngwéi hángyè dìyī.
He is a fiercely ambitious young man who wants to be number one in the industry.
Zhèwèi yěxīnbóbó de zhèngkè hěnkuài jiù yǐnqǐ le guǎngfàn guānzhù.
This extremely ambitious politician quickly attracted widespread attention.

Tips

usage
野心勃勃 almost always has a negative or at least cautionary tone — the ambition is seen as dangerous, unrestrained, or self-serving. Compare 雄心壮志 which is positive (noble aspirations).
memory
(wild) + (heart/ambition) + 勃勃 (vigorous, energetic — reduplicated for intensity). Literally: wild heart bursting with energy.

Stroke Order

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