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

HSK 4
Tā shì gè yěxīn-bóbó de niánqīngrén, xiǎng yào chéngwéi hángyè dìyī.
He is a fiercely ambitious young man who wants to be number one in the industry.
HSK 6
Zhèwèi yěxīn-bóbó 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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