雄心

xióngxīn

noun #17,970

Meanings

1 great ambition
2 lofty aspiration

Characters

male; heroic; grand

Examples

他是一个有雄心的年轻人。

Tā shì yígè yǒu xióngxīn de niánqīngrén.

He is an ambitious young man.

雄心壮志不是光靠嘴说的。

Xióngxīnzhuàngzhì búshì guāng kào zuǐ shuō de.

Grand ambitions aren't achieved just by talking.

Tips

memory

雄 (male/heroic) + 心 (heart) = a heroic heart full of ambition. Picture a lion's heart — bold and driven.

Stroke Order

雄 xióng

心 xīn